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Aerospace & Space grants

NASA and DoD funding for hardware that has to fly

Aerospace hardware is expensive to prove, which is exactly why NASA and the DoD run some of the deepest SBIR pipelines in government, including Post-Phase II sequential funding that can carry a company for years. Subtopic fit matters more here than anywhere else.

Aerospace & Space research and development work funded by federal grants

$240M+ won by our team

PhD-level specialists, never a template or an AI tool.

Agencies funding aerospace & space

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo
  • Department of Defense logo
  • National Science Foundation logo
  • Department of Energy logo

Programs that fit aerospace & space companies

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NASA SBIR/STTR

Mission-directorate subtopics with a defined technology need.

02

AFWERX / SpaceWERX

Open and directed topics with an identified government end user.

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NASA Post-Phase II

Matched sequential funding to bridge to a mission.

What reviewers actually score

  • Current TRL stated honestly, with a credible Phase I increment
  • Mass, power and thermal budgets that survive scrutiny
  • A named mission, program office or prime as the infusion path

Where we work in aerospace & space

Propulsion
Satellite systems
In-space manufacturing
Avionics
Thermal & structures
Launch technology

Fund your aerospace & space R&D

Talk to us about your federal funding plans and we'll help you make it happen through effective, results-driven grant writing.