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Department of the Air Force

Supports Department of the Air Force, the United States military department integrating air and space force technology needs.

United Stateswww.af.mil
Key stats
Annual funding$450M
Programs5
Active grants4
Total grants6
About

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is the US military department covering both the United States Air Force (USAF) and the United States Space Force (USSF), with a total force of more than 689,000 personnel. DAF does not directly administer most extramural grant programs — funding flows primarily through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a $7 billion annual portfolio employing approximat…

Programs & grants under this funder
AFRL/RD HPEM Modeling and Effects BAA

Helps AFRL and Research Directorate HPEM Modeling and Effects BAA for high-power electromagnetics modeling and effects scientific advancement.

1 grant
AFRL/RD HPEM Modeling and Effects BAA
Open
— pool·120 days
AFRL/RD Directed Energy DETER ARA

Helps AFRL and Research Directorate Directed Energy DETER ARA for directed energy systems scientific advancement.

1 grant
AFRL/RD DETER ARA
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
AFRL/RD Tactical Broad Agency Announcement

Helps AFRL Research Directorate Tactical BAA for directed energy and electromagnetic technologies in service of military readiness.

1 grant
AFRL/RD Tactical BAA
Open
$499M pool·822 days
AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAA

Helps AFRL RX Functional Materials BAA for photonic materials, nanoelectronics, and quantum research advances.

1 grant
AFRL/RX Functional Materials Open BAA
Open
$8.5M pool·66 days
Air Force SBIR/STTR

Funds United States Air Force small business innovation through topic based calls and direct pathways for mission solutions.

2 grants
Air Force SBIR Phase I
Closed
$130M pool
Air Force SBIR Phase II
Closed
$320M pool
Parent entityU.S. Department of Defense
Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.af.mil