New NSF Solicitation for Quantum Sensing

NSF QuSeC-TAQS

(September 23, 2022) The Quantum Sensing Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuSeC-TAQS) program supports interdisciplinary teams of three (3) or more investigators to explore highly innovative, original, and potentially transformative research on quantum sensing. The QuSeC-TAQS program supports coordinated efforts to develop and apply quantum sensor systems, with demonstrations resulting…

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Department of Energy Announces $15 Million in Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science

(September 19, 2022) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $15 million in funding for basic research to explore potentially high-impact approaches in scientific computing and extreme-scale science. The projects will address disruptive technology changes from emerging trends in high-end computing, massive datasets, artificial intelligence, and increasingly heterogeneous architectures…

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NSF Announces $21.4M in Awards to Expand Capacity in Quantum

NSF ExpandQISE

(September 19, 2022) Last Friday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced $21,397,566 in awards for the NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program. “ExpandQISE is a new program advancing the goals of broadening participation and enhancing capacity in quantum information science and engineering, a critical area…

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DoD Funding for Prototyping Quantum Technologies

OUSD(R&E) Microelectronics Commons

(September 19, 2022) The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))’s Microelectronics program will soon be supporting domestic prototyping capability in six application areas, including quantum technology. The end-state goal to develop a national network of regional innovation hubs and core facilities distributed across the U.S. that will…

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NSF Funding for International Collaboration in Quantum

NSF 22-108

(August 18, 2022) The National Science Foundation (NSF) released a Dear Colleague Letter on July 21, 2022 on International Collaboration Supplements in Quantum Information Science and Engineering Research. With this Dear Colleague Letter, NSF invites requests for supplemental funding from existing quantum information science and engineering research awardees to add…

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Quantum in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022

Biden signing the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022

(August 9, 2022) Ensuring that the National Quantum Initiative provides benefits to our society requires getting the science right, enhancing United States competitiveness, and enabling our people to participate in the opportunities created by this new field. Among other goals, National Security Memorandum on Quantum-Resistant Cryptography (NSM-10) codifies this strategy…

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NSF Workshop on Quantum Advantage and Next Steps

NSF Workshop on Quantum Advantage and Next Steps

(July 19, 2022) From August 1-3, 2022, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is hosting an in-person Workshop on Quantum Advantage and Next Steps at the University of Chicago. This workshop will bring together quantum computing theorists and experimentalists to discuss the state-of-the-art research on quantum advantage. The focus will be…

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