Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Act of 2025
The Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Act of 2025 would create the Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Fund (the Fund) within the U.S. Treasury. Its purpose is to help move research and development outputs from the lab into prototype or production stages for use by the intelligence community (IC). The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) would administer the Fund and can provide support to businesses or nonprofit organizations that are transitioning a product or service to prototype or production, provided they are under contract with an IC element for R&D and the DNI or IC component heads attest that the product would meet a mission need. Assistance can take the form of grants, payments for a product or service, or equity investments, with priority given to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors. The bill also requires annual reporting to congressional intelligence committees and authorizes an ongoing appropriation of $75 million per year starting in FY2026, with a cap at $75 million at any time.
Key Points
- 1Establishes the Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Fund to finance the transition of IC-relevant technologies from R&D to prototype/production.
- 2Assistance may be provided as grants, payments, or equity investments, and is limited to entities already under IC R&D contract and deemed to meet a mission need.
- 3Priority is given to small business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors.
- 4The Fund is administered by the DNI, with potential consultation with several defense and research entities (e.g., DARPA, IARPA, National Labs, NATO Investment Fund, DIU).
- 5Annual reporting to the congressional intelligence committees starting no later than Sept 30, 2026, detailing expenditures, purposes, outcomes, and transition activities; authorized appropriations of $75 million per year going forward, not to exceed $75 million in the Fund at any time.