# National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/26-505-national-quantum-and-nanotechnology-infrastructure-nqni/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361297

> U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 16 awards worth $100 million in total. Applications closed on May 14, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 26-505 |
| Agency | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 14, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 16 |
| Total funding | $100 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 47.041, 47.049, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Serve as PI: By the submission deadline, the Principal Investigator (PI) must hold either: a tenured or tenure-track position, or a full-time, paid appointment to a research position at a U.S.-based campus of an IHE eligible to submit to this solicitation.

## What the grant funds

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 solicitation establishes 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is NSF 26-505 still open?

No. It closed on May 14, 2026.

### Who can apply for National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI)?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI)?

Closed May 14, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $100 million in total across about 16 awards.

### Who has won Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, Purdue University, Regents of the University of Michigan. The program made 11,244 awards worth $4.3 billion in that time.