Per Article 1 of the NSC Articles of Collaboration: “all recipients of Spectrum Technology Project Agreement funding shall pay the sum of 1.0% of all Government funds awarded (funding not ceiling) under such Spectrum Technology Project Agreement to the National Spectrum Consortium via the designated Consortium Management Firm.”

The NSC assessment is the primary means of raising revenue to pay for the operations of the consortium. These operations include administrative and member support activities, industry days, membership meetings, business development, strategic initiatives, customer outreach, training, process improvement initiatives, and website management.