SpaceWERX STRATFI
Funds strategic growth support for United States space firms ready for major technical scale and deployment.
SpaceWERX STRATFI (Strategic Funding Increase) PY26.1 is a scale-up contract providing $3 million–$15 million in SBIR/STTR appropriations to small businesses holding an active or recently completed SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase II contract. STRATFI sits within SpaceWERX's Accelerate division and is designed to bridge the gap between Phase II prototype development and full Phase III transition into US …
Scale-up of space-relevant dual-use technology by SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase II graduates, matching $3M–$15M in government appropriations with private and government program-office investment.
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