Senate hearing frames $20M quantum request as infrastructure seed to leverage federal funds
ECD told the committee the $20M request for quantum infrastructure is intended to build shared networking and research capacity (EPB, ORNL, universities) and to attract federal matching; the department emphasized infrastructure-first approach before project competition.
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Commissioner McWhorter said the department is treating the $20 million Quantum Infrastructure Initiative as seed money to build shared fiber and network infrastructure that private and federal partners can leverage. He said the state already has assets including EPB (Chattanooga) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and that the requested funds are intended to demonstrate state commitment to attract larger federal investments.
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