India, Sept. 21 -- A proposal from Connecticut's public-private quantum research initiative, QuantumCT, which is co-led by University of Connecticut (UConn) and Yale University, is a finalist for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. Administered through the Regional Innovations Engines program, the grant has the potential to transform the state's economy and capacity for technologicaladvancement.
Fifteenfinalists were announced on Thursday, Sept. 18, and included QuantumCT's proposal, "NSFEngine: Advancing Quantum Technologies(QuantumCT)."
The winning proposals will receive an initial two-yearNSFgrant of up to $15 million and will be eligible for funding for an additional eight years, for a total maximum award of $160 million over 1...