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The University of Washington is chasing research funding unleashed by the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in August by President Biden.

The UW is spearheading a proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense focused on quantum computing and is a partner on three other DoD proposals, which together seek more than $500 million in funding.

Other Pacific Northwest institutions, including Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), are involved in some of the proposed projects.

The CHIPS and Science Act provides more than $50 billion to bolster U.S. chip manufacturing and research — including $13.2 billion for R&D and workforce development.

“We want to dust off our R&D skills,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) last fall at the GeekWire Summit. “Why? Because we’re facing competition from people around the globe who are doing the same thing,” she said.

The U.S. accounts for 12% of global chip manufacturing, while Taiwan dominates the market and China spends billions to bolster its own capacity. Convincing lawmakers that U.S. security was at risk was key to winning bipartisan support for the legislation, said Cantwell.

The University of Washington is chasing research funding unleashed by the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in August by President Biden.

The UW is spearheading a proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense focused on quantum computing and is a partner on three other DoD proposals, which together seek more than $500 million in funding.

Other Pacific Northwest institutions, including Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), are involved in some of the proposed projects.

The CHIPS and Science Act provides more than $50 billion to bolster U.S. chip manufacturing and research — including $13.2 billion for R&D and workforce development.

“We want to dust off our R&D skills,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) last fall at the GeekWire Summit. “Why? Because we’re facing competition from people around the globe who are doing the same thing,” she said.

The U.S. accounts for 12% of global chip manufacturing, while Taiwan dominates the market and China spends billions to bolster its own capacity. Convincing lawmakers that U.S. security was at risk was key to winning bipartisan support for the legislation, said Cantwell.