National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure
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National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) program will empower researchers nationwide to advance critical and emerging technologies. Through NQNI, NSF will establish an open-access network of research facilities to spur innovations in future quantum technologies, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, biotechnology, and other areas of national priority. The NQNI solicitationestablishes a competition for a network of university user facility Sites. The selection of user facility Sites will be based on their technical capabilities and instrumentation (specifically, fabrication, characterization, and expertise) to address current and anticipated user needs across quantum information science and engineering (QISE), nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology. Site selection will also be based on plans to open facilities and instrumentation for external use, education, training, outreach, and workforce development. In a later stage, NSF will select an NQNI Coordinating Office from among the Sites; the Coordinating Office will enhance and coordinate NQNI collective impacts that serve the Nation’s quantum and nanotechnology innovators.
| Federal Grant Title: | National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure |
| Federal Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Grant Categories: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 26-505 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 47.041, 47.049, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, 47.079 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 14th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 14th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | February 13th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | February 13th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | June 13th, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $100,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 16 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | February 13th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- *Who May Serve as PI: By the submission deadline, the Principal Investigator (PI) must hold either: <ul type="disc"> <li>a tenured or tenure-track position, or</li> <li>a full-time, paid appointment to a research position</li> </ul> at a U.S.-based campus of an IHE eligible to submit to this solicitation.
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- NSF Publication 26-505
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