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National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) is sponsored by NSF Directorate for Engineering. Supports university user facility sites to advance quantum information science and engineering.
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National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements .
All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects. Supports a nationwide, open-access network of quantum and nanotechnology facilities that provide advanced tools and training to accelerate future quantum technologies, semiconductors, AI, manufacturing, biotechnology and other areas of national priority.
Supports a nationwide, open-access network of quantum and nanotechnology facilities that provide advanced tools and training to accelerate future quantum technologies, semiconductors, AI, manufacturing, biotechnology and other areas of national priority.
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.
March 24, 2026 - NSF National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure… Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ENG/ECCS) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (ENG/CBET) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (ENG/CMMI) Office of International Science and Engineering (OD/OISE) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division of Materials Research (MPS/DMR) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (SBE/BCS) Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SBE/SES) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Division of Undergraduate Education (EDU/DUE)
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The published deadline was May 14, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) is funded by NSF Directorate for Engineering. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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