Pax Silica Artificial Intelligence Assistance Project
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
- Funding range
- $1M – $50M
- Application window
- Opens: Not listed
- Closes: August 20, 2026
- Applications Status:Closed
- Location
- National
About this grant
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 rights of use to intangible property created under this project per 2 CFR 200.315.
Eligibility requirements
Eligible applicants: For profit organizations other than small businesses.
- Business
Contact information
- Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
- 202-890-9795