IMPORTANT UPDATE: Effective 1 October 2025, SBIR/STTR program authorization has expired. New activity is paused; ongoing awards remain valid. Awardees are encouraged to contact their TPOCs and contracting officers with questions regarding active awards.
Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, is a program focused on large-scale, strategic capabilities at the DAF level. Tactical Funding Increase, or TACFI, focuses on transitioning smaller-scale, tactical capabilities at the operational level. They are designed to catalyze relationships between U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force end-users and acquisition professionals, private-sector innovators and inventors. The program strives to bridge the gap between current SBIR/STTR Phase II and Phase III scaling efforts, facilitating delivery of strategic capabilities for the Department of the Air Force.