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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
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
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Expected Number of Awards
- 3
- Cost Sharing Required?
- Yes
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
Shanell Williams Shanell.williams@nist.gov
Shanell.williams@nist.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov