Cooperative Agreement 2550064
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded the University of Maryland, College Park a $300,000 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to conduct multi-node hybrid quantum networking research with long-lived memories under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). Work will be performed at the University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland, through June 30, 2031. The five-year award funds fundamental research in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $988,344 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to conduct research on quantum algorithms for finding versus detecting solutions to computational problems. The project explores the interplay between determining whether a solution exists to a computational problem and actually finding such a solution, with...
- This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Maryland, College Park to develop optically active quantum bits (qubits) in silicon. The goal is to create scalable quantum devices by integrating these silicon-based qubits with nanophotonic engineering and microwave control. The research will focus on a silicon color center called the "T center" which can exhibit efficient optical...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $150,000 on April 15, 2026, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to convene and execute a two-day national workshop on translating photonic quantum technology into deployable systems and commercial applications. The workshop addresses critical barriers to commercializing quantum integrated photonics: the absence of scalable, silicon-compatible sources of quantum light and...
- This National Science Foundation award provides $359,999 to the University of Maryland, College Park through September 2022 to August 2025 to support research toward universal quantum computing with integrated quantum optical frequency combs. The award is part of the NSF Engineering Directorate's $47.041 million program to foster innovation in engineering research. Specifically, the university will work to demonstrate generation of continuous variable cluster states and Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill...
- This $550,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program will support the University of Maryland, College Park in developing nanophotonic synthetic dimensions for analog quantum Hamiltonian simulators and sensing. The project aims to leverage low-loss nanophotonics to integrate synthetic dimensions on-chip using frequency and Floquet modes of driven microring resonators, extending this capability to the quantum regime. The research will focus on...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to build a 10-node quantum network called SCY-QNET, connecting quantum computers at Stony Brook University, Columbia University, Yale University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. The key objectives are to develop robust quantum processing units, quantum memories, and quantum communication infrastructure, including free-space optical quantum...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program Grant of $600,000 awarded to the University of Maryland, College Park aims to advance research on quantum low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. The project will focus on developing new methods for mitigating noise in quantum computing processes, as well as constructing and analyzing quantum LDPC codes that can support fault-tolerant quantum computations. Key anticipated outcomes include new...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) will support the development of a new hybrid continuous-discrete variable quantum network architecture and associated models, algorithms, and protocols. The key objectives are to enable high-rate, high-fidelity distribution of quantum entanglement resources for quantum computing, sensing, and communication applications. The 3-year...
- This $200,000 National Science Foundation project grant will support research at the University of Maryland, College Park to develop foundational theories for quantum-secure cryptography and train students in a quantum perspective on the field. Funded through NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), the three-year award period runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Key research areas include security of symmetric-key primitives against quantum attackers,...
The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $6 million on September 1, 2026, as a cooperative agreement to establish and operate the Engineering Research Center for Quantum Networks, with funding extending through August 31, 2030. The Center lays technical and societal foundations for the quantum internet—an infrastructure connecting quantum sensors, processors, computers, transmitters, receivers, cameras, and other quantum-enabled devices across short, metropolitan, and long-distance networks. CQN studies the distribution and use of quantum entanglement to enable capabilities beyond today's internet, including physics-based communications security, privacy-preserving access to cloud quantum computers, distributed quantum computing, and networks of sensors exceeding classical sensitivity limits. The Center examines the social, legal, economic, and policy implications of quantum-network technologies while building quantum-technology literacy in diverse communities. At the university level, CQN defines and grows quantum information science and engineering as an interdisciplinary discipline through curricular innovations preparing a diverse workforce of quantum engineers to design, build, and responsibly deploy future quantum-network applications. Work is performed at the University of Maryland, College Park, in College Park, Maryland. The award funds the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), which supports innovation and excellence in engineering research and education to strengthen national economic capacity and quality of life.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $6.0m | 7/17/26 |