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Quantum Solutions for Proactive Advanced Response in Cyber Warfare - QSPARX is sponsored by Department of the Air Force, Small Business Administration (SBA). This SBIR program seeks proposals for an AI-driven cybersecurity platform to transition existing cryptographic assets to post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) standards. The goal is to enhance threat detection, cryptographic resilience, and mission assurance across Air Force networks.
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How to Propose to a SBIR/STTR Solicitation Active Solicitation Opportunities Safe Falling and Failing For Humanoid Robots Humanoid Robotic Fleet Management Nickel Molybdenum Hard Chrome Alternative A4MT - Weapons Trailer Hydraulic Heating Complementaru Flush Air Data System for Subsonic/Transonic Bomber Operations and Weapon Platforms Platform-Agnostic, Open Architecture, Advanced Automated Search & Track and Target Recognition Enhancement for Airborne, Fixed-Wing Special Operations Applications High Spectral/Spatial/Temporal Resolution MWIR Hyperspectral Imager Compact High-Pressure CO₂ Compressor for Aviation Thermal Management Systems Quantum Solutions for Proactive Advanced Response in Cyber Warfare - QSPARX Leveraging AI/ML for Optimizing JAG Data, Decision Making, and Military Justice Outcomes Development of Directed Energy Systems for Space-Based Applications Very Low-Cost Kinetic Defeat for C-sUAS Attend this weekly webinar hosted every Thursday at 12 p.
m. ET to learn about the AFWERX Open Topic. Visit AFWERX webpage for more information As the innovation arm of the DAF and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF.
Headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, AFWERX employs military, civilian and contractor personnel executing an annual $1. 4 billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has awarded over 10,400 contracts worth more than $7.
24 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For more information, visit: afwerx. com .
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small businesses eligible for the SBIR program. The project will commence at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 3, aiming to reach TRL 6 by the end of Phase II. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $250,000 (Phase I). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Quantum Solutions for Proactive Advanced Response in Cyber Warfare - QSPARX is funded by Department of the Air Force, Small Business Administration (SBA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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FA955026S0003 posted September 8 with full proposals due December 4, 2026 — but a five-page white paper is required by October 9, questions close September 17, and the PhD window admits degrees earned after April 1, 2019 only. At $450,000 over three years with no collaborators permitted, this is the most restrictive of the three service early-career programs and the only one with an LPS quantum carve-out.
Read articleAFOSR's open Broad Agency Announcement — the single front door to Air Force basic research funding — closed on March 23, 2026 for mandatory review under Executive Order 14332, and proposals submitted in its final week must be resubmitted to a replacement that has no posted date. Meanwhile NRL's Long Range BAA takes white papers only through September 30, and the Air Force's new $99 million command-and-control BAA runs to 2028 with a March 15, 2027 white paper date for FY28 money. A field guide to the rolling-solicitation channel while it is in flux.
Read articleOn September 2, 2026, SBA published an updated commercialization benchmark: firms with more than 25 Phase II awards in five years must derive at least 33 percent of total revenue from non-SBIR sources in FY2027, and 50 percent from FY2028 onward. It takes effect November 15, 2026. Because the measurement window looks backward three completed fiscal years, the first test is already decided — and the second is two-thirds decided. Here is the arithmetic, the history, and what firms near the line should do.
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