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NSF Grant Competition for National Quantum and Nanotechnology Research Facilities

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is launching a grant competition to establish the National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) program. - NSF seeks proposals from U.S.-based university campuses to create open-access research facility Sites - Facilities must have technical capabilities and instrumentation in quantum information science and engineering (QISE), nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology - Instrumentation may include fabrication and characterization tools relevant to quantum technologies, semiconductors, AI, manufacturing, and biotechnology - Selection criteria include: - Technical capabilities and available instrumentation - Plans for external user access, education, training, outreach, and workforce development - NSF will later select a Coordinating Office from among the Sites to coordinate and enhance the network's collective impact - No specific OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are named; the focus is on university research infrastructure and services - Opportunity is for grant funding to support facility development, operation, and coordination

Description

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) program aims to empower researchers nationwide to advance critical and emerging technologies. NSF will establish an open-access network of research facilities to spur innovations in quantum technologies, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, biotechnology, and other priority areas. The solicitation invites competition for a network of university user facility Sites based on their technical capabilities and instrumentation to address user needs in quantum information science and engineering, nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology. Site selection also considers plans for external use, education, training, outreach, and workforce development. Later, NSF will select an NQNI Coordinating Office from among the Sites to coordinate collective impacts for the nation's innovators.

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