Basic Research Initiatives

Abstract

Basic research provides the Department of Defense (DoD) with a deep and broad awareness of current directions in areas of research important to U.S. military capabilities – including physics and the physical sciences, materials science, chemistry and chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science, mechanical and aerodynamic engineering, ocean sciences, biological sciences, and the social sciences, among others. Basic research sustains scientific and engineering communities as it generates the critical technical knowledge underpinnings of DoD capabilities. Basic research allows exploration and discovery, yielding disruptive non-incremental advances that can improve or radically change military capabilities, strategy, and operations. The Basic Research Initiatives program element (PE) supports the defense basic research enterprise in three critical areas: Strategic Support for Basic Research (SSBR), the Minerva Research Initiative (MRI), and the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) Program.

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Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0601110D8Z_1_0400_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
The increase of $7.936 million in FY 2024 is comprised of a realignment of $1.389 million to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ Minority Serving Institutions program, which is a priority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), and a realignment of $0.067 million to support departmental priorities. Additionally, this increase includes $2.040 for supporting the new Bush Fellows Research Team (BFRST) (2-year program) and nation-wide, cross-agency and international workshops; an increase of $7.000 will enhance the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) program and expand International Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative/Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (MURI/BARI); and an increase of $0.352 million for economic assumptions.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

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