NSF · US
Regional Innovation Engines
Deadline
Rolling — no fixed date
Award
$15M initial two-year award; up to $160M over a decade if renewed; Connecticut state pledging an additional $121M
Announced
July 14, 2026
What this means for your lab
Funds shared testbeds and a New Haven quantum incubator hub for quantum sensing, secure communications and quantum computing. This is workforce and shared-infrastructure funding rather than a single lab's capital purchase, so the match is weaker than a di
Who can apply
US-led multi-institution consortia selected via NSF's Regional Innovation Engines competition
Read the official announcement ↗ Always confirm dates and eligibility against the agency’s own posting.