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NIST PSCR Division

Administers NIST Public Safety Communications Research for first responders, supporting interoperable communications and emergency response technologies.

United Stateswww.nist.gov
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Programs2
Active grants0
Total grants3
About

NIST Public Safety Communications Research is a division within NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory. Its mandate is applied research for first responders and public safety agencies, with work spanning mission-critical voice, broadband communications, location services, and augmented-reality tools for emergency response.

The division's historic external grant line ran through the Public Sa…

Programs & grants under this funder
NIST PSCR Tech to Protect Challenge

Funds entrepreneurs, companies, and technologists building public safety communications technology through a NIST PSCR open innovation prize competition.

3 grants
NIST PSCR CommanDING Tech Challenge
Closed
$1M pool
NIST PSCR First Responder UAS Challenge
Closed
$760K pool
NIST PSCR Tech to Protect Challenge
Closed
$2.2M pool
NIST Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR)

Offers challenge and cooperative formats that spur AI and communications innovation in partnership.

Parent entityNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.nist.gov