Department of the Air Force commercial investment arm AFWERX AFVentures has released, on behalf of SpaceWERX, the program year 24.2 Strategic Funding Increase — or STRATFI — and Tactical Funding Increase — or TACFI — notice of opportunity for space technology submissions.
The STRATFI and TACFI programs seek to facilitate the delivery of capabilities needed by the DAF by providing financial support to help transition onto Phase III work that is being done under Phase II Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer contracts, the Air Force Materiel Command website reported.
STRATFI provides between $3 million and $15 million in funding over 48 months while TACFI provides between $375,000 and $1.9 million over 24 months.
The programs are open to Small Business Concerns with Phase II SBIR or STTR contracts that have been running for at least 90 days or have been completed within two years of submitting a capability package.
The latest notice of opportunity calls for the submission of a capability package by April 12. Under program year 24 rules, the package can only be submitted by an SBC’s government point of contact.