; (B) allocate funds to service-level innovation organizations to carry out such projects; and (C) monitor the execution of such projects by the service-level innovation organizations. (9) Serve as the principal liaison between the Department of Defense, nontraditional defense contractors, investors in nontraditional defense companies, and departments and agencies of the Federal Government pursing nontraditional capabilities similar to those pursued by the Department. (10) Lead engagement with industry, academia, and other nongovernment entities to develop— (A) domestic capacity with respect to innovative, commercial, and dual-use technologies and the use of nontraditional defense contractors; and (B) the capacity of international allies and partners of the United States with respect to such technologies and the use of such contractors. (11) Carry out such other activities as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (e) Support for multi-stakeholder partnerships (1) The Director shall identify and support multi-stakeholder research and innovation partnerships that— (A) have the potential to generate technologies, processes, products, or other solutions that address national defense or security needs; and (B) have as an objective the technology transfer or commercialization of the work product generated by the partnership, which may include work product that incorporates Government-developed intellectual property licensed to the partnership in accordance with paragraph (3). (2) Support provided by the Director to a multi-stakeholder research and innovation partnership under this subsection may include— (A) providing funding or other resources to the partnership; (B) participating in the partnership; (C) providing technical and technological advice and guidance to the partnership; (D) suggesting and introducing other participants for inclusion in the partnership; (E) providing the partnership with insight into desired solutions for defense and security needs