Closed · DE-FOA-0002253 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary
National Quantum Information Science Research Centers
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50M-$125M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 17, 2020
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Quantum Information Science Research Centers is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $50,000,000 -- $125,000,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.
- $50M-$125M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 81.049
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
National Quantum Information Science Research… is closed (last close April 17, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 81.049 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Office of Science still indexes 414 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed April 17, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$625,000,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Other
Description
DOE SC hereby announces its interest in receiving applications from multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary teams (requesting support between $10 and $25 million per year) to establish National Quantum Information Science Research Centers referred to in the rest of this announcement as “Centers.” The goal of this FOA is to select applications that will accelerate the transformational advances in basic science and quantum-based technology needed to develop world-leading capabilities in Quantum Information Science (QIS), and in support of the National Quantum Initiative Act. This FOA is open to multi-institutional proposals submitted as a single application by the lead institution. Submitted applications must follow the guidelines and criteria provided in the supplementary information below and the following sections. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted by 02/10/2020. A response encouraging or discouraging the submission of a proposal will be provided by 03/10/2020. Only encouraged applications will be considered for merit-review. Applications submitted on behalf of investigators that did not submit a pre-application and applications that do not follow the guidelines and criteria established below may be declined without merit review. ----- This Amendment 000001 is issued to update, clarify and correct certain aspects of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), as identified on the page following the cover page of the amended FOA. ----- This Amendment 000002 is issued to update, clarify and correct certain aspects of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), as identified on the page following the cover page of the amended FOA.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002253
Grants.gov marks National Quantum Information Science Research… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Science book (278 peers, 67% of 415).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Parent Grant Program
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Ceren Susut Program Manager Phone 301-903-0366
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What to do next
National Quantum Information Science Research… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Basic Energy Sciences indexes 6 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
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