The mission of the AWA R&D program is to develop the science and technology of electron beam-driven wakefield acceleration to enable performance breakthroughs for future linear colliders and other advanced accelerators applications. It aspires to create an environment and run a facility that fosters a world leading accelerator science program and develop the technologies for future accelerators while enabling a broad user research program and enabling the cost-effective construction of a new high-energy e+e- collider.