- agency
- Brave1 defense-tech cluster, established by the Ministry of Digital Transformation together with the Ministry of Defence, the General Staff, the National Security and Defence Council, the Ministry for Strategic Industries and the Ministry of Economy
- amount
- Grants increased to tiers of UAH 500,000, UAH 1,000,000 and UAH 2,000,000. Over its first two years Brave1 awarded 540+ grants totaling over UAH 2 billion (~USD 50 million).
- country
- Ukraine
- deadline or recurrence
- Launched July 2023; ongoing program with an updated grant scheme. (A possible transfer of the cluster to the Ministry of Defence was under discussion.)
- eligibility
- Ukrainian developers and manufacturers of defense technologies (autonomous systems, drones, electronic warfare, navigation, secure communications, etc.). Members gain access to military expertise, testing grounds, codification/contracting support, and state/direct military procurement.