TrustGrid has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract focused on decentralized digital identity and communications to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).
The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution.
The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded. TrustGrid will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.
“As the need for self-sovereign digital ecosystems become critical for accessibility, privacy and security, we are honored with the opportunity to collaborate with DAF to protect the men and women who are serving our country,” said Santosh Devaraj, CEO and Founder of TrustGrid Pty Ltd. “There is a much-needed paradigm shift happening in the way both private and public sectors operate within the digital ecosystem following years of mass cyber and identity crimes. With TrustGrid’s decentralized solution already at work globally, we provide the leading-edge solution to support the Air Force in achieving their initiatives.”
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
