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"Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN is sponsored by National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This funding opportunity focuses on solutions for AI-Native Radio Access Networks (RAN).
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Opportunity Listing - Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Admini Assistance Listings: 11. 038 -- Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program Last Updated: July 14, 2026 View version history on Grants.
gov 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.
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 Grantor contact information Shanell. williams@nist. gov Shanell.
williams@nist. gov File name Description Last updated PWSCIF_Budget_Narrative_and_Justification_Form_2. xlsx Budget Narrative and Justification Form Jul 14, 2026 08:06 PM UTC SF328-26.
pdf SF328-26 Form Jul 14, 2026 07:38 PM UTC NOFO_4_Solutions_for_AI-Native_RAN.
pdf FY26 PWSCIF NOFO Jul 14, 2026 07:39 PM UTC Link to additional information Closing: September 9, 2026 Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Science technology and other research and development Your account requires additional identity verification.
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Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN is funded by National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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