#EDA #TechHub Phase 2 funded! Let’s go!
We are proud to announce $127m in Federal and State funding to support Elevate Quantum initiatives. Following an extensive review process, Elevate Quantum is honored to have been selected for the Tech Hubs Phase 2 implementation award by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The award, totaling $40.5M, secures an additional >$80M in funding from the states of Colorado and New Mexico, and up to $1B in private capital investment – with a shot at $960M in additional federal grants through the Tech Hub program. These investments keep America and the Mountain West at the forefront of the most important race of the 21st century, creating the quantum infrastructure of tomorrow and securing our national security interests.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. Special shout outs to:
- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham; Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's Eve Lieberman, and New Mexico's Alex Greenberg)
- The federal delegations of Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico, in particular Sen. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Michael Bennet, and Representative Joe Neguse
- The Colorado General Assembly and Xander Martin for his guidance on the Quantum Bill.
- The EQ Board: Dan Caruso (Caruso Ventures), Missy Diehl (University of Colorado Boulder), Alex Greenberg (State of NM), Brooks Johnson (TechHubNow!), Wendy Lea (Energize Colorado, TechHubNow!), Eve Lieberman (OEDIT), Anthony Neal-Graves, Jesus Salazar (Prosono; Colorado School of Mines), Dr. Colleen Simpson (Front Range Community College), Dr. Marlou Slot (WOMANIUM; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)), Corban Tillemann-Dick (Maybell Quantum), Zachary Yerushalmi (Elevate Quantum)
- CU Boulder and Colorado School of Mines
- The EQ Workforce Collaborative Board
- Component Project Leads, including Scott Davis Vescent, Techstars, ?Lucy Sanders (NCWIT, and Jake Douglas (Sandia Labs)
- Wendy Lea (we all live in her shadow) and Corban Tillemann-Dick (EQ Chair and co-founder, CEO of Maybell Quantum)
- The incredible team of Delivery Associates, the unstoppable Tom Kourlis, and George C. Tagg, Jr. / GTC 360° Advisors. It was an honor to pull this off alongside this team.
- A huge shout-out to the Elasticity team led by Jason Michael
- The entire Mountain West quantum industry
- Mike Freeman’s sage wisdom and wider support from the Innosphere Ventures team.
- A special mention to the EDA team helping us throughout this process. Eric Smith, Jake Wildfire, Lisa Alcorn, Jonathan Lovitz, Annie Colarusso, Grace Klein. Incredible partners.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to elevate quantum technology to new heights!
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