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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

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. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

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

Description

Shanell Williams Shanell.williams@nist.gov

Email

Grantor Contact

Shanell.williams@nist.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast 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

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Closing: September 9, 2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

3

Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NTIA-PWSCIF-26-01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

July 14, 2026

Archive date:

October 9, 2026

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