Defense Rapid Innovation Program

Abstract

The Defense Rapid Innovation Program better known as the Rapid Integrated Scalable Enterprise (RISE) Program was established in Section 1073 of the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and authorized as a permanent program in the FY 2017 NDAA. The RISE Program accelerates the transition, integration, and commercialization of innovative technologies into military systems via a competitive, merit-based selection process. Technology innovations are drawn from Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects, defense laboratory and academia efforts, and other innovative technologies, including dual-use and Independent Research & Development (IRAD) technologies. Projects stimulate innovation, mitigate technical risks, reduce acquisition and/or lifecycle costs, improve test outcomes, and rapidly insert technology into major acquisition programs and other programs that meet critical national security needs. RISE provides a mechanism for bridging the “Valley of Death” by funding the integration work vital to transition technologies out of the laboratory and into Programs of Record. RISE is designed to rapidly transition these technologies to resolve operational challenges and address national security needs established by the National Defense Strategy and DoD, such as the US 14 Critical Technology Areas (CTAs) and Reliance 21. Since inception, RISE has evaluated over 18,000 industry submitted white papers and funded nearly 1,000 projects with companies from 43 different states across the 30 different organizations in the Military Services, Combatant Commands, and other Defense Agencies.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 0604775D8Z_4_0400_PB_2025
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2025 $10.000 million funding is a realignment from the Indian Incentive Procurement Program of the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) Major Equipment, Line 30, in order to provide a funding source and execute the program transferred from the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) to the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)).
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.