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National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is a U.S. federal agency that funds fundamental research in quantum information science through grants, centers, and educational programs, spanning hardware, software, and error correction. It does not build quantum devices but is a major public backer of university and industry R&D, including partnerships like the Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 26 August 2026

Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Founded
1950
Status
Private
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Coverage

Quantum Zeitgeist

UCLA scientists lead $75M push to build reliable quantum computers

Two UCLA Samueli School of Engineering computer science professors, Jason Cong and Jens Palsberg, will co-lead separate research institutes, each backed by a five-year, $37.5 million NSF grant and forming a $75 million effort to make quantum computers more reliable. The institutes will work on closing the gap between today's quantum systems and practical computing.

OutlookPlausible

The dual-institute structure could produce an integrated compiler and error-mitigation software stack that improves usable circuit fidelity on existing superconducting or trapped-ion hardware within two years.

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HPCwire

Yale Wins $37.5M NSF Grant for Practical Quantum Error Correction Center

Yale University will lead a multidisciplinary team supported by a $37.5 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The new center will focus on designing practical, self-correcting quantum computers from top to bottom, with the aim of guiding industry toward building reliable machines. It is one of eight centers funded in this NSF round.

OutlookPlausible

This center could release a vendor-neutral suite of quantum error correction benchmarks and simulation tools within two years, giving hardware teams shared targets for logical qubit overhead.

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The Quantum Insider

Princeton to Lead $27.9M NSF Institute for Quantum Processor Manufacturing

Princeton University will lead a new institute funded by the National Science Foundation. The institute, backed by $27.9M, will focus on quantum processor manufacturing.

OutlookPlausible

Within two years, the institute could establish shared fabrication and metrology processes for at least one qubit platform, giving academic groups and startups access to multi-project wafer runs instead of building bespoke cleanroom processes.

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