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Opportunity Summary:

The Department of the Army (Army Research Office), working in partnership with the National Security Agency, released this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to fund basic research focused on the theoretical development of quantum computing algorithms. The opportunity is framed as open competition under FAR 6.102(d)(2) and DODGARS 22.315, with awards made based on responses to the BAA and subject to the availability of appropriations. The central aim is to push forward the foundations of quantum computation by creating and analyzing algorithms that can tackle computational problems considered mathematically or computationally hard using classical approaches.

The research scope is explicitly centered on three connected goals. First, proposers are asked to develop genuinely new quantum algorithms aimed at hard problems. Second, they are expected to rigorously characterize the efficiency of candidate algorithms, which typically means clear runtime and resource analyses and careful statements about what model of quantum computation is being assumed. Third, the program is interested in broader theoretical insights into what quantum computers can and cannot do, including work tied to quantum complexity theory and questions of computability. In practical terms, the sponsor is looking for proposals that do not just gesture at “quantum speedups,” but instead spell out concrete algorithmic ideas, the tasks they solve, and the evidence or analysis supporting their performance claims.

The announcement encourages algorithmic research across a wide range of mathematical and computational domains, including algebra, number theory, geometry, analysis, optimization, graph theory, differential equations, combinatorics, topology, logic, and simulation. Competitive proposals are expected to prioritize devising specific, constructive quantum algorithms for clearly defined tasks, while also contributing general methods for expressing, structuring, and analyzing algorithms tailored to particular problem classes. Alongside new algorithm designs, the BAA explicitly welcomes complexity analysis work, such as establishing upper bounds and lower bounds, especially when those results are tied to well-specified quantum computation models and help clarify the limits and tradeoffs of proposed approaches.

Eligibility is broad. Proposals may be submitted by degree-granting universities (U.S. or foreign), nonprofit organizations, and industrial concerns of any size. The announcement encourages submissions from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and from Minority Institutions as defined in federal statute, although it notes that there is no dedicated set-aside funding specifically reserved for HBCU/MI participation. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed.

On the award side, the government anticipates making multiple awards, typically covering one to three years, with an overall maximum project period of five years. Multi-year proposals are expected to include clear goals and deliverables for each year, and continued funding in later years depends on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. While there is no formal award ceiling or floor specified in the listing, the announcement states that most proposals will request under $200,000 per year. Larger, multi-investigator and multi-institution efforts can be considered, but only when applicants make a strong case that an integrated, collaborative structure is essential and better than splitting the work into multiple smaller awards.

Administratively, this opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number W911NF-09-R-0001, titled “Development of Quantum Computing Algorithms,” and categorized as a discretionary grant program in the Science and Technology / Research and Development area (CFDA 12.431, Basic Scientific Research). The posting date was October 28, 2008, with a closing date of January 27, 2009, and an archive date of February 26, 2009. For access issues related to the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Travis Clemons, Contract Specialist, at 919-549-4328.

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