US Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028

Ambitious!

"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday it will sponsor a $215 million competition in which teams will race to build a scientifically useful, error-corrected quantum computer by 2028. DOE envisions supporting between three and 10 teams, and to get full funding, a team will have to reach various performance milestones along the way. ..."

"... Applications are open to private sector companies. ..."

Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028 | Science | AAAS

DOE Launches Competition to Accelerate Development of World’s First Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer (original news release) "Applicants are invited to submit proposals for the Quantum Genesis Q competition."