Cooperative Agreement 2533041
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will enable the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to build an advanced quantum computing laboratory. The laboratory will create and fault-tolerantly measure many-body quantum states, with the goal of demonstrating practical quantum advantages for problems in chemistry, materials, and physics. The project will make significant advances in atomic...
- This federal Project Grant award, made by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research on hybrid solid-state quantum systems that combine semiconductor spin qubits and superconducting circuits. The $799,123 award to the University of Rhode Island, with a sub-award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, aims to advance the state of quantum information science and engineering. The key products or services to be...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Duke University through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to design and construct an ion trap quantum computer. The goal of the "Quantum Advantage Class Trapped Ions System (QACTI)" project is to demonstrate a scientific computation that exceeds the capabilities of a standard computer. The effort focuses on developing initial quantum computer designs, identifying technical...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,149,999 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) Federal Grant Program to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will fund the development of an open-source ecosystem of modeling tools for quantum hardware. The project aims to democratize access to quantum technology by creating user-friendly tools that allow researchers to model quantum systems...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $753,918 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on September 1, 2025. The grant will fund research to investigate new states of quantum matter using ultracold atoms, with the goal of enhancing understanding of collective phenomena and states of matter. Key activities include studying the thermodynamics of quantum gases composed of bosons (sodium) and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025. The grant funds research to develop a scalable manufacturing platform for spatially controlled molecular quantum bits (qubits) using DNA self-assembly and chemically tailored organometallic qubits. An interdisciplinary team will pursue a bottom-up approach to qubit design and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) will fund the development of a 96-qubit scientific quantum computer using trapped ion technology at Duke University. The $2,660,485 grant will support the construction of this intermediate-scale quantum computing system over a 2-year period from September 2025 to August 2027. The objective is to create a quantum computer that can be used by scientists for fundamental research into the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $878,148 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from July 15, 2023 through June 30, 2026. This grant supports MIT's research in quantum optics and optomechanics, with a focus on developing quantum systems to probe fundamental quantum phenomena and enable precision quantum noise-limited measurements. Key areas of research include: 1) exploring quantum...
- This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CFDA 47.070) supports research by the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) to develop analog quantum algorithms for studying the non-Markovian dynamics of multi-qubit systems. The research aims to advance the capabilities for modeling open quantum systems, which is critical for harnessing the potential of quantum information processing. Key technical objectives...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program to President and Fellows of Harvard College. The grant, with a period of performance from January 15, 2025 to May 12, 2025, aims to address critical gaps in understanding the capabilities of noisy quantum devices, particularly in the near and medium term. The key research focus areas include: 1) developing methods to demonstrate quantum advantage in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to establish the Open Stack Rydberg Atom Quantum Computing Laboratory (ORAQL). The ORAQL project aims to advance practical quantum computing capabilities relevant to science, engineering, and society by combining next-generation neutral atom logical quantum processing technology with a cross-disciplinary software stack. Key objectives include developing a 1-100 megaquops (million quantum operations) quantum processor with up to 400 logical qubits, creating a digital twin simulation model, and driving quantum algorithm development. The project will also support education and workforce development in neutral atom quantum computing. The period of performance is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.0m | 9/3/25 |