Quantum Genesis is a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to develop and deploy scientifically relevant, fault-tolerant quantum computing capabilities for research and development.
Part of the broader Genesis Mission, Quantum Genesis brings together DOE National Laboratories, universities, industry, and scientific user facilities to advance quantum computing and integrate it with U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Quantum Genesis Priorities
- DOE Q Competition: Accelerating development of fault-tolerant quantum computers, with a goal of demonstrating systems with logical qubits numbering in the low hundreds in 2028. Scientific applications will help guide and evaluate system development.
- National Quantum Supercomputing User Facility: Establishing a first-of-its-kind facility where U.S. researchers can access advanced quantum computing systems alongside DOE supercomputing, AI, networking, and scientific resources.
- Quantum Genesis Priority Applications: These priorities will provide a concrete basis for judging the “scientific relevance” of quantum computers, coordinating the hardware, software, and domain science R&D needed to achieve the Quantum Genesis Mission’s goal of developing fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers.
Quantum + AI + Supercomputing
Quantum Genesis will connect quantum computing with the Genesis Mission’s broader scientific infrastructure, creating an integrated HPC–AI–quantum ecosystem. Potential applications span chemistry, materials science, plasma and fusion science, and high-energy physics, solving problems that are exceptionally difficult to address with classical computing alone. AI and HPC can also help improve quantum-system design, control, optimization, and error correction.
Quantum Genesis builds on DOE’s longstanding investments in quantum information science and advances the Quantum Computer for Application Development and Discovery Science (QC-ADDS) Effort established by Executive Order in June 2026.
By combining quantum computing with AI, supercomputing, advanced networks, and world-class scientific facilities, Quantum Genesis aims to open new pathways for discovery while strengthening U.S. leadership in next-generation computing.
Related Resources
- Quantum Genesis Q Competition RFA — Applicants are invited to submit proposals to deploy quantum computers with at least 100 logical qubits that are capable of performing hundreds of millions fault-tolerant operations and scientific demonstration programs through a Request for Applications (RFA).
- Quantum Genesis Announcement — Energy Department Announces Initiative to Create and Deploy the World’s First Scientifically Relevant, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers, June 23, 2026.
- Executive Order 14413: Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation — Learn about the national quantum strategy and the QC-ADDS Effort.
- Office of Science Advisory Committee Quantum Report – A Pathway to an Integrated Future.
Get Genesis Mission updates from the Under Secretary for Science.