AF Ventures

• Defense Ventures Fellowship (DVP) AFVentures invests in emerging technologies to scale Department of the Air Force capabilities, strengthening the US industrial base that empowers Airmen and Guardians by incentivizing private, for-profit investment in national security interests Our success is achieved by connecting novel commercial solutions with defense problem sets, de-risking Airmen and Guardian initiatives to fill capability gaps and transition technologies

There are three ways to get involved with the DAF SBIR/STTR program within AFVentures: Open Topic, Specific Topic and the STRATFI/TACFI program

The open topic is a technology-agnostic solicitation which encourages commercial industry to submit dual-use technology solutions without necessarily having a known end-user It is used as a means to capture the best capabilities and emerging technologies that can impact our Airmen and Guardians and have industry bring solutions to the DAF Learn More The specific topic has clearly-defined, niche technology requirements and a known Air Force customer built into the topic solicitation It typically calls for more defense-specific technologies for explicit user needs but can still seek dual-use capabilities Learn More The Strategic and Tactical Funding Increase Programs catalyze relationships between Air and Space Force end-users and acquisition professionals, private sector innovators, and investors The program bridges the capability gap between current SBIR/STTR Phase II efforts to achieve better technology transitions and de-risk development through syndication with multiple transition-focused partners and leveraging outside investment Learn More

• Learn more and submit your proposal via the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP)
• Cost base max and period of performance are determined at the topic level and can be found within the solicitation instructions