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Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN

National Telecommunications and Information Admini · NTIA-PWSCIF-26-01

14 days left

Expected Awards

3

Deadline

September 9, 2026

What This Grant Funds

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. 

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Who Can Apply

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

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Expected Number of Awards
3
Cost Sharing Required?
Yes
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: July 14, 2026
Application Deadline: September 9, 2026 (14 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Shanell Williams Shanell.williams@nist.gov

Shanell.williams@nist.gov

Ready to apply?

View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov