Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/0601103SF/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
University Research Initiatives
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $13.9M
- FY25
- $14.7M
- FY26
- $14.6M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $28.9M | $13.9M | ||
| Enacted | – | $30.0M | – | $14.7M | |
| Request | – | – | $0 | $14.7M | $14.6M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $0 for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $13.9M actually spent — $13.9M above the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — University Research Initiatives - Space
This program supports defense-related basic research in a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines relevant to maintaining U.S. military technology superiority. Research topics include, but are not limited to, revolutionary and high priority technologies critical to the five core technical competencies of the United States Space Force: Space Security; Combat Power Projection; Space Mobility and Logistics; Information Mobility; and Space Domain Awareness. The program also enhances and promotes the education of U.S. scientists and engineers in disciplines critical to maintaining, advancing, and enabling future U.S. defense technologies. This program assists universities in establishing superior instrumentation capabilities needed to improve the quality of defense-related research and education. A fundamental component of this program is the recognition that future technologies and technology exploitations require highly coordinated and concerted multi- and interdisciplinary efforts. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program is executed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL is focused on high-impact, multi domain science and technology (S&T) solutions that propel innovation today and support the Air and Space Force in securing dominance in future operational environments. AFRL effectively aligns the Department of the Air Force (DAF) S&T enterprise and workforce towards the most consequential DAF priorities to accelerate the delivery of game-changing S&T. In order to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities, this program element may include: necessary civilian pay expenses; expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities; as well as expenses related to travel, supplies, IT hardware, software and support, administrative contractor services, etc. Funds in this program element may be used to investigate specified science advancements primarily targeted to challenges in the space domain and multi-domain research with space-domain application. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) utilizes 10 USC 4091, "Authorities for certain positions at science and technology reinvention laboratories” to manage the workforce strength, structure, positions, and compensation without regard to any limitation on appointments, positions, or funding in a manner consistent with the budget. This program is in Budget Activity 1, Basic Research because this budget activity includes scientific study and experimentation directed toward increasing fundamental knowledge and understanding in those fields of the physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences related to long-term national security needs.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
Research Instrumentation
Enhance scientific and engineering research through advanced education infrastructure and instrumentation at U.S. universities.
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
Promote fundamental, multi- and interdisciplinary science and engineering research projects involving multiple principal investigators.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $13.9M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $14.7M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY25 Total | $14.7M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $14.6M |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force | F | FY26 Total | $14.6M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $0 | $13.9M | $14.7M | $14.6M | $14.6M |
| 610002: University Research Initiatives - Space | $0 | $13.9M | $14.7M | $14.6M | $14.6M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →