# Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Expanding Testing and Evaluation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ntia-pwscif-2023-public-wireless-supply-chain-innovation-fund-grant-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347472

> National Telecommunications and Information Admini offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 100 awards. Applications closed on June 2, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NTIA-PWSCIF-2023 |
| Agency | National Telecommunications and Information Admini |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 2, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 100 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.038 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include for-profit companies, non-profit companies, institutions of higher education, industry groups, and consortia consisting of two or more such entities, with exclusions as listed in Section 2.2.

## What the grant funds

This NOFO is the first in a series that NTIA will issue and administer under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund). The purpose of the Innovation Fund Program is to fund efforts that accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of open and interoperable radio access networks (RAN) through a competitive grant program. In response to this first NOFO, NTIA looks forward to receiving and reviewing a broad range of applications proposing creative ways to: (1) expand industry-accepted testing and evaluation to effectively facilitate and assess the interoperability, performance, and/or security of open and interoperable, standards-based 5G radio access networks; and (2) develop new and/or materially improve existing testing methodologies to test, evaluate, and validate the interoperability, performance, and/or security of these networks, including their component parts, in order to address needs not currently met by industry-accepted tests and best practices.

## Questions people ask

### Is NTIA-PWSCIF-2023 still open?

No. It closed on June 2, 2023.

### Who can apply for Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Expanding Testing and Evaluation?

National Telecommunications and Information Admini accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Expanding Testing and Evaluation?

Closed June 2, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Dish Wireless L.L.C., Abside Networks Inc, Nokia of America Corporation. The program made 35 awards worth $550 million in that time.