Pax Silica Artificial Intelligence Assistance Project
Department of State
Leveraging foreign assistance from the Pax Fund, this NOFO launches the Pax Silica Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistance Project—a historic first-of-its-kind programmatic initiative to strengthen global AI supply chain security by creating a trusted supply chain credentialing and provenance platform to secure the AI supply chain in partner countries and economies. This NOFO seeks to fund the establishment of a Silicon Highway: a digital-physical corridor that accelerates logistics and compliance operations among partner countries with cryptographic cargo verification, AI-expedited risk assessment, and pre-approved expedited processing early in the supply chain. The Department maintains its
Funding
Award size
Over $10M
Award ceiling
50000000
Type
Cooperative Agreement
Dates
Deadline
Closing this month
Posted
07/31/2026
Closes
2026-08-20
Eligibility
Eligibility
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Program
Funding area
Business and Commerce - BC
Opportunity #
DFOP0019193
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov
Contact
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