Ideas Lab: Practical Fully-Connected Quantum Computer Challenge (PFCQC)

Funding Opportunity ID: 292979 Opportunity Number: 17-548 Opportunity Title: Ideas Lab: Practical Fully-Connected Quantum Computer Challenge (PFCQC)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 47.04147.04947.070Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: NSFAgency Name: National Science FoundationPosted Date: Apr 04, 2017Close Date: Nov 30, 2017Last Updated Date: Apr 04, 2017Award Ceiling: $15,000,000Award Floor: $5,000,000Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 2Description: Quantum computing is a revolutionary approach to information processing based on the quantum physics of coherent superposition and entanglement. Advantages of quantum computing include efficient algorithms for computationally difficult tasks, efficient use of resources such as memory and energy needed for computations, and new platforms for the simulation of quantum mechanical systems that are currently intractable using conventional computers. Applications for quantum computing, such as integer number factoring, search and optimization algorithms, and quantum simulations, will accelerate disc...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding