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

National Telecommunications and Information Admini (DOC) · Competitive · Science & Technology

At a glance

Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN is a federal competitive grant from National Telecommunications and Information Admini for the science & technology sector. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). Applicants must demonstrate they are capable of developing and commercially selling and/or deploying a solution that leverages a. The application deadline is September 9, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.

Amount
See listing
Deadline
Sep 9, 2026
Type
Competitive
Status
Closing soon

About this program

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.

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). 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

How to apply

Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number NTIA-PWSCIF-26-01. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.

Apply at official source