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Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund is sponsored by National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This program aims to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of open and interoperable radio access networks (RAN) to promote 5G+ technologies that are secure, open, and virtualized, advance the deployment of open and interoperable equipment, support the integration…
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Opportunity Listing - Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Software Solutions for Industry Verticals and Integration Automation Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Software Solutions for Industry Verticals and Integration Automation Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Admini Assistance Listings: 11.
038 -- Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program Last Updated: February 28, 2025 View version history on Grants. gov This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is the third issued under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund).
The Innovation Fund is an NTIA-administered competitive grant program that seeks to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of open and interoperable radio access networks (RAN). In this third NOFO, NTIA will invest in software solutions to further drive Open RAN adoption.
Software design is a specific strength of U.S. innovation, and NTIA hopes that this software-centric third NOFO will elicit broad interest from the tech community. Through these awards, NTIA aims to identify and validate new Open RAN-enabled revenue streams, while reducing the cost and complexity of multi-vendor integration.
These efforts will help expand market opportunities for suppliers and operators, in turn facilitating Open RAN adoption in upcoming equipment buying cycles and beyond. Eligibility varies for each SRFA. SRFA 1 applicants must meet the eligibility requirements listed in Section 2.
2. SRFA 2 applicants must meet the eligibility requirements listed in Section 3. 2.
Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated PWSCIF_Budget_Narrative_and_Justification_Form. xlsx PWSCIF_Budget Narrative and Justification Form Dec 16, 2024 09:00 PM UTC SF328-18b. pdf SF328 Dec 17, 2024 01:49 PM UTC PWSCIF_NOFO_3_Final_AMENDED.
pdf NTIA-PWSCIF-24-02 NOFO Feb 28, 2025 07:25 PM UTC Link to additional information 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
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