Project Grant 2544544
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a five-year CAREER grant of $550,000 to the University of Colorado, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. Under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this project grant supports the development and experimental demonstration of Fourier qubits—novel superconducting quantum circuits designed to enhance the reliability and error protection of quantum...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary This collaborative research project, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), represents a $471,864 investment in quantum computing workforce development. Awarded to the University of California, San Diego on August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029, the project delivers an integrated training platform...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) awarded $299,943 to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines beginning September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This project grant advances quantum information science and technology by addressing the mathematical challenge of near-integrability in quantum many-body systems—a critical barrier to realizing quantum computing advantage. The research will quantify...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded a Project Grant totaling $417,818 to The Regents of the University of Colorado (effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028) to develop quantum machine learning (QML) systems that leverage quantum correlations to achieve greater computational efficiency than classical approaches. The research will deliver theoretical frameworks and practical implementations...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Southern California a $439,075 Project Grant (CFDA 47.070: Computer and Information Science and Engineering) on June 15, 2026, with completion expected by May 31, 2031. This CAREER award supports research toward quantum-augmented database systems that integrate emerging quantum computing technologies with classical database engines to solve complex...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $347,084 CAREER grant to the University of California, Merced, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). This project delivers research and optimization services focused on securing and accelerating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms to address vulnerabilities created by advancing quantum...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $468,145 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The award, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2031, supports a CAREER research initiative focused on establishing theoretical foundations for quantum advantage in low-depth quantum computing. The project delivers...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $600,000 to the University of Arizona under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for the project "Enhanced Quantum Reservoir Computing via Non-Markovian Environment." The award, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, funds the development of a quantum computing framework that leverages a single two-level atom...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded a CAREER grant totaling $426,864 to the University of California, Berkeley (awarded July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). This project grant supports the development of machine learning methods designed to accelerate large-scale quantum mechanical simulations by bridging the computational gap...
- Federal Grant Award Summary BRIDGE-QC: Broadening Research and Innovation for Dynamic Growth in Emerging Quantum Computing Clemson University's Division of Research was awarded $300,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to address the critical shortage of quantum information science (QIS) professionals in the United States. The project, which commenced on...
The University of Colorado received a $436,255 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), effective September 15, 2026, with completion by August 31, 2031. The project establishes design principles and methodologies that align quantum computing hardware and software architectures around optimization workloads—a strategically important application domain spanning drug discovery, materials engineering, logistics, and energy infrastructure. Rather than targeting fully error-corrected, general-purpose quantum systems, the award supports a scalable alternative pathway that accelerates the transition of quantum technologies from experimental demonstrations to practical computing tools by redefining the quantum computing stack with optimization as a unifying application focus. The project delivers integrated research and education outputs. On the research side, the awardee develops software-hardware co-design frameworks and architectural principles optimized for quantum optimization problems. On the education and workforce development side, the project produces research-based undergraduate curricula in quantum engineering, expands access to quantum research through partnerships with regional colleges historically underrepresented in quantum technology development, and creates accessible training resources for industry practitioners. These integrated deliverables directly support the NSF's broader mission to advance investigator-initiated research and education while building the quantum computing workforce pipeline.Summary of Federal Project Grant Award
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $436.3k | 3/30/26 |