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Find similar grantsAFWERX Open Topic enables early-stage technology companies to adapt commercial innovations for U. S. Air Force and Space Force defense applications.
Phase I funds customer discovery to identify Air Force end-users for follow-on Phase II contracts.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. small businesses with 51%+ U. S. ownership at time of award. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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AFWERX SBIR/STTR (Specific Topic Solicitations) is sponsored by AFWERX, Air Force Research Laboratory. AFWERX, a division of the Air Force Research Laboratory, opens new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) solicitations. These solicitations fund feasibility studies, prototyping, and technology maturation aligned to Department of the Air Force (DAF) mission needs. While the traditional 'Open Topic' is being replaced by 'Focused Open Topics,' these are mission-driven solicitations addressing specific capability gaps where various solutions can compete. The program emphasizes dual-use technologies with both military and commercial applications. Specific topics include areas like High Temp Semiconductor Transistors for Hot DoW Environments and Electronic Warfare, F-16 Agnostic Rapid Weapons Integration, F-35 Agnostic Rapid Weapons Integration, Dynamic Open Systems Enclave, Automated Lethality, Integrating Neural Architectures for Brain-Inspired AI with Low SWAP, Ultra-Sensitive Quantum Telemetry Receiver, and Cost-Effective Composite Joints with Tailorable Performance and Geometry.
Open Topic (AFWERX SBIR/STTR Phase I) is sponsored by Department of the Air Force (AFWERX). The AFWERX Open Topic SBIR/STTR program funds emerging technologies to deliver Air Force and Space Force capabilities. Phase I involves a 3-month feasibility study where small businesses work to identify an Air Force end-user and customer, aiming for a Customer Memorandum to proceed to Phase II prototyping. The program seeks dual-use technologies, applicable to both defense and non-defense markets.
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