ARPA-E

ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) is a U.S. Department of Energy agency, modeled on DARPA, that funds early-stage, high-risk energy technology research through time-limited grant programs rather than performing research in-house. Its quantum involvement is as a funder: programs have supported quantum sensors for grid, geophysical and materials characterization, and quantum computing approaches to chemistry and optimization problems relevant to energy. It does not develop quantum hardware or software itself, and its role in the field is limited to public grant funding and program direction.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 17 October 2026

Headquarters

Washington, D.C., United States

Founded

2009

Status

Private