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kContainer" style="word-break:break-word;padding:0px 24px"><div class="gmail-mceText" id="gmail-d204" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;width:608px"><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><span style="font-size:15px">The </span><a href="https://business.ca.gov/" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,82,159);direction:ltr"><strong><span style="font-size:15px">California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:15px"> and the </span><a href="https://calearninglab.org/" target="_blank" style="word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,82,159);direction:ltr"><strong><span style="font-size:15px">California Education Learning Lab</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:15px"> have launched the </span><strong><span style="font-size:15px">Quantum FAST Challenge, </span></strong><span style="font-size:15px">a </span><strong><span style="font-size:15px">$2.7 million</span></strong><span style="font-size:15px"> grant program designed to strengthen California’s quantum ecosystem by supporting high-impact projects across the state’s higher education and research institutions. Individual awards will range from </span><strong><span style="font-size:15px">$50,000 to $500,000</span></strong><span style="font-size:15px"> over an </span><strong><span style="font-size:15px">18-to-24 month</span></strong><span style="font-size:15px"> project implementation cycle. Proposal submissions open </span><strong><span style="font-size:15px">July 20, 2026</span></strong><span style="font-size:15px">, and the final application deadline is </span><strong><span style="font-size:15px">October 20, 2026</span></strong><span style="font-size:15px">.</span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px"><br><br></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:15px">Application Stage Key Dates:</span></span></span></strong></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">Release of Request for Proposals: </span></span></strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">July 20, 2026</span></span></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">Technical Assistance Webinar #1: </span></span></strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">July 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. PT</span></span></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">Technical Assistance Webinar #2: </span></span></strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">September 11, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. PT</span></span></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">Statement of Intent: </span></span></strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">October 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PT</span></span></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">Full Proposal Due: </span></span></strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">October 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. PT</span></span></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><br></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><strong><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">About the Program</span></span></strong></p><p class="gmail-mcePastedContent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0px;direction:ltr"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><span style="font-size:15px">The Quantum FAST Challenge seeks to support the development of the quantum industry and to maintain California’s leadership in the sector by funding projects in two priority areas:</span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom:0px"><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p class="gmail-mcePastedC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