Quantum Horizons: QIS Research and Innovation for Nuclear Science

Background
The DOE SC program in Nuclear Physics (NP) is interested in receiving interdisciplinary applications for open scientific research on Quantum Computing (QC) and Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) with a clear line of sight to enable discoveries to explore and understand all forms of nuclear matter, including some that no longer exist. The Quantum Horizons program emphasizes the science-first approach and is informed by the results of NP community research workshops and reports.

Grant Details
Quantum Horizons: QIS Research and Innovation for Nuclear Science is a new initiative to identify, prioritize, and coordinate emerging opportunities in both fundamental research and use-inspired challenges at the interface of NP and QIST. Topics may include quantum computation, quantum simulations and simulators, quantum sensing, nuclear physics detectors, nuclear many-body problem, ‘squeezed’ quantum states, entanglement at collider energies, gauge theories as well as novel areas of basic research.

The initiative encourages the exploitation of the interdisciplinary nature of Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Science and Technology to expand the frontiers of the NP program and the national QIS enterprise through partnerships with Universities, National Laboratories, and Industry.

Eligibility Requirements
All types of domestic applicants are eligible to apply. Federally-affiliated entities such as DOE/NNSA National Laboratories and Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are also eligible to submit applications. Other Federal Agencies are not eligible to submit applications but may be proposed as subrecipients under another organization’s application.

Period of Performance
The period of performance will be limited by Research Opportunity selected in an application: Up to 3 years for Research Opportunities I-IV and up to 1 year for Research Opportunity V.

Grant Value
It is anticipated that approximately $10,000,000 may be available over the entire period for all awards made under this FOA, subject to availability of funds. Within this amount, up to $5,000,000 may be available in FY 2021 to support awards under this FOA. The total award values will not exceed $1,100,000 per award for Research Opportunities I-III.