Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN
Department of Commerce
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.
Funding
Award size
Not specified
Type
Grant
Dates
Deadline
Next 90 days
Posted
07/14/2026
Closes
2026-09-09
Eligibility
Eligibility
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Program
Funding area
Science and Technology and other Research and Development - ST
Opportunity #
NTIA-PWSCIF-26-01
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov