GLEI and CTSC each have teams that can offer hands-on support for proposal preparation. This is available on a case-by-case basis.
This year, the Department of Defense was authorized to spend $34 billion more on research and development than it was two years ago and only $18 billion more on procurement of new aircraft and ships.
Lowest level of technology readiness. Scientific research begins to be translated into applied research and development. Examples might include paper studies of a technology’s basic properties.