AFOSR STTR Phase II
Supports small business teams extending validated concepts toward robust defense development.
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) STTR Phase II program provides up to $750,000 over 24 months to small business and research institution teams that have successfully completed a Phase I STTR and demonstrated sufficient technical merit to advance into expanded research and development. AFOSR is the only Air Force component operating an STTR program — it has no SBIR — and administ…
Continuation of Phase I STTR research topics demonstrating technical merit and Air Force relevance.
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