Closed · NTIA-PWSCIF-24-01 · CFDA 11.038 · Discretionary
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Open Radio Commercialization and Innovation
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Standards and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 17, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program - Open Radio Commercialization and Innovation is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Standards and Technology that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 263 other opportunities from National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 11.038
- CFDA program
- 263
- other opportunities from National Institute of Standards and Technology
Archived opportunity record
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund… is closed (last close July 17, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Institute of Standards and Technology still indexes 263 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 17, 2024
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is the second 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 second NOFO, NTIA aims to advance open radio unit (RU) commercialization and innovation by funding activities that 1) accelerate the development of open RU products to the point where they meet carrier needs and are ready for commercial trials, and 2) improve the overall performance and capabilities of open RUs through targeted research and development. The RU is the largest part of the carrier network and an easy entry point to the network, offering a low-risk deployment option to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) interested in Open RAN. Investing in the commercialization and innovation of these components in the Innovation Fund’s second funding opportunity can spur MNO adoption of open RUs during upcoming equipment buying cycles, generating momentum toward greater MNO adoption of the broader suite of open and interoperable RAN components. The transition to open and interoperable wireless networks becomes a more feasible and attractive proposition in the wireless market when there is broad deployment of open RUs that meet or exceed MNO requirements, and components are available from suppliers at scale.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NTIA-PWSCIF-24-01
Grants.gov marks Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Standards and Technology book (255 peers, 97% of 264).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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