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W911NF24S0004: DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TRAPPED IONS & NEUTRAL ATOMS QUANTUM COMPUTING (TINA QC)

Closed Closed April 9, 2024 Opportunity W911NF24S0004 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) (W911NF26S1000). Status: Closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left). It is in our archive of Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command notices from 2023.

• Expected awards20
• Award amountsNot given on Grants.gov
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant, Other, Procurement Contract

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Eligible applicants under this BAA include Institutions of higher education (foreign and domestic), nonprofit organizations, and for-profit concerns (large and small businesses). Proposals are encouraged from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (as determined by the Secretary of Education to meet requirements of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. §1061)) and from Minority Institutions defined as institutions “whose enrollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment.” [20 U.S.C. § 1067k(3) and 10 U.S.C. § 2362]. However, no funds are specifically allocated for HBCU/MI participation. Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including Department of Energy National Laboratories, are not eligible to receive awards under this BAA. However, teaming arrangements between FFRDCs and eligible principal offerors are allowed so long as such arrangements are permitted under the sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC, and no funds from the award flow to the FFRDC.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (81% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory–Army Research Office (ARL-ARO) in partnership with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) is soliciting proposals for research in Trapped Ions & Neutral Atoms Quantum Computing (TINA QC). This is a proposed four-year program and is primarily focused on three topic areas in the field of quantum computing (QC) with trapped ions and neutral atoms. The topic areas are as follows: (1) Modular Atoms (MA): · Primary Research Goal: Advance the state-of-the-art for remote two-qubit gates between two spatially separated modules to enable distributed quantum computing. (2) Fast Atoms (FA): · Primary Research Goal: Faster high-fidelity qubit operations, such as two-qubit gates or mid-circuit measurements, that correspondingly improves algorithm run-time. (3) Versatile Atoms (VA): · Primary Research Goal: Increase the versatility of atomic qubits through innovative concepts that preserve the advantages of such systems in a multi-qubit setting. Research proposals to these topics are sought that address the circuit gate-based model of quantum computation, be suitable for universal control in multi-qubit architectures, and make progress towards fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, W911NF26S1000, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.