# Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies — Program Element 0608775D8Z

**Program element:** 0608775D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 8 — Budget Activity 8  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0608775D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak). In the FY2027 defense authorization, House appropriators added $65.0M (to $65.0M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 75.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 0.0 | — |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 65.0 | +65.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | −100% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 255 — Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies

The Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program is authorized in Section 861 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2025. APFIT is a competitive, merit-based internal DoW process to solicit, evaluate and select projects for $10 million to $50 million of procurement funding, with priority to those provided by small businesses and non-traditional defense innovators. APFIT accelerates the delivery of these capabilities to the Services and Agencies by providing critical procurement funding to programs with production-ready capability and a current procurement funding disconnect, thereby enabling the transition of the program across the "valley of death".

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) | 0.0 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

As directed by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY 2025 Sec. 861, the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program competitively selects projects in coordination with the Service Acquisition Executives and the Joint Staff. Project selection is guided by the National Defense Strategy with a focus on building enduring advantages through making the right technology investments and strengthening the resiliency and adaptability in our industrial base.

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- [0602251D8Z — Applied Research for the Advancement of S&T Priorities](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602251D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604201F — GPS Receiver Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604201F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0608775D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0608775D8Z")`.

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