AWS Announces on November 9 Up to $600,000 a Year in Cloud Credits for the PenFed Foundation's Veteran Entrepreneur Program, Which Has Supported About 350 Found
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 9, 2026, a commitment to The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes of up to $600,000 per year in AWS technology credits to support startups in the Foundation's Veteran Entrepreneur Program (VEP), AWS said. The announcement was made at the 2026 VEP Accelerator Cohort in Pittsburgh, where veteran and military-spouse founders gather for an intensive program on building, scaling and funding their businesses.
Through the commitment, VEP founders gain access to AWS Activate credits to help offset the cost of building on the cloud, along with technical guidance and go-to-market support, AWS said. The credits can be applied to infrastructure, data services and AI/ML workloads, including third-party models available through Amazon Bedrock.
"Our veteran and military-spouse founders have already proven they can lead under pressure and solve hard problems. What they need is access, and access is exactly what this commitment delivers," said Brigadier General Terry Williams, USMC (Ret.), Director of Veteran Entrepreneur Programs. "This is a community defined by service, and one which AWS is honored to support," said Rick Buettner, Managing Director of Nonprofits at Amazon Web Services.
Since 2018, the Veteran Entrepreneur Program has supported approximately 350 veteran and military-spouse founders nationwide through a network of investors, mentors and subject-matter experts, the Foundation said. The program runs a two-track model — Incubator and Accelerator. Founders in the current Pittsburgh Accelerator cohort, which took place on November 2-6, span defense, healthcare, robotics, fintech and consumer products, and many are building AI-driven solutions.
The PenFed Foundation for Military Heroes, founded in 2001, is a national nonprofit organization that supports veterans in their transition from service to success in civilian life and is affiliated with PenFed Credit Union. The Foundation says it has provided more than $55 million in financial support to veterans, active-duty service members and military families.
Source: Amazon Web Services official press release, November 9, 2026.
来源链接： https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2026/11/aws-announces-600-000-in-cloud-credits-to-the-penfed-foundation-for-military-heroes-veteran-entrepreneur-program
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