Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Solutions for AI-Native RAN
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Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Solutions for AI-Native RAN: This NOFO is the fourth issued under NTIA’s Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF or Innovation Fund). Titled “Solutions for AI-Native RAN,” the goal of this NOFO is to support the development of a secure compute environment to enable or leverage native artificial intelligence (“AI”) capabilities in the Radio Access Network (RAN) that generate revenue for operators, cost savings, and innovative third-party services, and demonstrate a business case for one or more services that leverage these capabilities, accelerating commercial deployments and the export of open, interoperable, and secure equipment.
| Federal Grant Title: | Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Solutions for AI-Native RAN |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Telecommunications and Information Admini (DOC-NTIA) |
| Grant Categories: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NTIA-PWSCIF-26-01 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 11.038 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | September 9th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | September 9th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | July 14th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | July 14th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | October 9th, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | July 14th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applicants must demonstrate they are capable of developing and commercially selling and/or deploying a solution that leverages a secure compute environment to enable native AI capabilities in the RAN. The applicant must be organized under the laws of the United States or a State thereof, with its principal place of business in the United States. Eligibility requirements can be found in Section 2.2
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Shanell Williams
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