Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN
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- Posted
- July 14, 2026
- Closes
- September 9, 2026
- Expected awards
- 3
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 11.038
- Archives
- October 9, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.038 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $135M
- FY2025 obligated
- $409.9M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 35
Top recipients: Abside Networks Inc, Nokia of America Corporation, John Mezzalingua Associates Llc, Airspan Networks Inc., At&t Enterprises, Llc
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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
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