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Fiscal Receipts

National Security Innovation Capital

OSDRDT&EPartial Reconciliation0603021D8Z
What it is
National Security Innovation Capital — a research & development program run by OSD.
What changed
-$557.7M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$14.6M
FY25 Total
$572.7M
FY26 Request
$15.0M
FY25→26 Change
-$557.7M
Budget Trajectory
FY24: $14.6MFY25: $572.7MFY26: $15.0MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$14.6M
FY25
$572.7M
FY26
$15.0M

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? →

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 462 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideOSDFY24 Actuals$14.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideOSDFY25 Enacted$572.7M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideOSDFY25 Total$572.7M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideOSDFY26 Reconciliation$15.0M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-WideOSDFY26 Total$15.0M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$0$14.6M$572.7M$1.40M$1.40M
459: National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC)$0$14.6M$572.7M$1.40M$1.40M

Program Narratives

MissionNational Security Innovation Capital (NSIC)

The mission of NSIC is to accelerate the development of dual-use hardware technologies critical to our national security and economic competitiveness. It is an initiative that enables dual-use hardware startups to advance key milestones in their product development by addressing the shortfall of private investment from trusted sources. NSIC's support enables companies to develop their technologies and products more rapidly. The resulting reductions in technical risk, along with the signaling of DoD interest in such dual-use companies, attracts trusted private investment that might otherwise sit on the sidelines. The overall result is more rapid and robust development of hardware in the United States, the expansion of the defense industrial base, and reduction of technology flow to adversaries. Areas of focus are autonomy, communications, power, sensors and space.

MissionNational Security Innovation Capital

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage and Build a Resilient Joint Force Defense Ecosystem. This effort also supports Title 10 USC, Section 4811, requiring the Secretary of Defense to develop a national security strategy for the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) that “reflects a prioritized assessment of the risks and challenges to the defense supply chain.” The mission of National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC) is to accelerate the development of dual-use hardware technologies critical to our national security and economic competitiveness. It is an initiative that enables dual-use hardware startups to advance key milestones in their product development by addressing the shortfall of private investment from trusted sources. NSIC's support enables companies to develop their technologies and products more rapidly. The resulting reductions in technical risk, along with the signaling of DoD interest in such dual-use companies, attracts trusted private investment that might otherwise sit on the sidelines. The overall result is more rapid and robust development of hardware in the U.S., the expansion of the defense industrial base and reduction of technology flow to adversaries. Areas of focus are autonomy, communications, power, sensors, and space.

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC)

National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC)

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 462 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Lobbying Mentions

22 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.

Airport Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Airport Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Airport Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Airport Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

Airport Infrastructure and Capital Improvements

BP AMERICA, INCCapital2026

Issues related to energy commodity futures markets and capital requirements; Issues related to gas electric-coordination

S. 4796/H.R. 9028, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, provisi

S. 4796/H.R. 9028, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, provisi

FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act: Issues pertaining to

H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act

S. 2465/H.R. 4552/H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)

S. 2465/H.R. 4552/H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)

S. 2465/H.R. 4552/H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21)/H.R. 7148, FY26 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agenci

Issues related to the expensing of capital investment and research and development expenditures, including H.R. 7024, th

Issues related to the expensing of capital investment and research and development expenditures, including H.R. 7024, th

Issues related to the expensing of capital investment and research and development expenditures, including H.R. 7024, th

Issues related to the expensing of capital investment and research and development expenditures, including H.R. 7024, th

Issues related to the extension of P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; issues related to the expensing of capital in

H.R. 1, FY25 budget reconciliation - Issues related to the extension of business tax incentives, including the expensing

Issues related to the extension of business tax incentives, including the expensing of capital investment and research a

Issues related to the extension of business tax incentives, including the expensing of capital investment and research a

Issues related to the expensing of capital investment and research and development expenditures, including implementatio

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