Information on the technical program effort by the Biofouling and Corrosion Project Activity Office for the reporting period January through September 1976 is presented in three subsections. The first subsection deals with the methodology used to guide the technical efforts of the project activity office during its period of startup and before a detailed master plan is developed and approved. The second subsection describes the projects developed for funding in FY-1976 and the rationale for their selection. The final subsection presents a summary of significant technical information obtained from various projects.