--- title: CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub Raises $55 Million description: The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub, led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, has secured nearly $55 million in combined public and private funding — including a $30... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub Raises $55 Million | daily.dev og:description: The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub, led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, has secured nearly $55 million in combined public and private funding — including a $30... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/v5dyBESs3.png og:image:alt: CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub Raises $55 Million og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub Raises $55 Million **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub, led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, has secured nearly $55 million in combined public and private funding — including a $30 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant — to build a domestic quantum manufacturing supply chain across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The funding will support four projects: helping quantum companies scale manufacturing, integrating regional manufacturers into the quantum supply chain, strengthening technology security, and building a new supplier facility at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Partners include IBM, IonQ, Infleqtion, the University of Chicago, and state agencies. The initiative aims to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign quantum components, create thousands of jobs in the 'Quantum Prairie' region, and position the Midwest as a global quantum manufacturing hub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much funding did the Bloch Quantum Tech Hub receive and what is it for? The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raised nearly $55 million in combined public and private funding, including a $30 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The money will build a domestic quantum manufacturing supply chain across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, funding four projects: scaling manufacturer readiness, integrating regional suppliers, strengthening technology security, and building a new supplier facility at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. _Track funding moves like this alongside broader quantum industry coverage on daily.dev._ ### Which companies and institutions are partners in the Bloch Quantum Tech Hub? Partners unlocking commitments alongside the EDA grant include the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the University of Chicago, Infleqtion, One Region in Northwest Indiana, IonQ, and IBM. The Chicago Quantum Exchange leads the multisector project, with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) leading the manufacturer-integration effort and Purdue Northwest hosting a shared quantum sensing testbed. _Developers evaluating the quantum ecosystem's key players can follow these partnerships on daily.dev._ ### What is the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park's FaQtory facility? FaQtory is a future supplier building planned at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), funded partly through the Bloch Quantum Tech Hub's EDA grant. It will give key quantum and microelectronics supply-chain companies dedicated, customized manufacturing space alongside the customers and partners they serve, embedding suppliers directly into the IQMP ecosystem to accelerate innovation cycles. _Anyone mapping quantum infrastructure investments can keep tabs on projects like FaQtory via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Bloch Quantum Advances in EDA Tech Hub Competition](https://daily.dev/posts/the-bloch-quantum-advances-in-eda-tech-hub-competition-jzbewpdnu) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Illinois Launches $3 Million Fund to Support NSF Quantum Technology Teams](https://daily.dev/posts/illinois-launches-3-million-fund-to-support-nsf-quantum-technology-teams-cd4pd0izw) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub](https://daily.dev/posts/media-advisory-mit-to-establish-regional-quantum-hub-33i7rzjnf) · MIT News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [QuantumCT Opens New Haven Innovation Hub to Build Connecticut’s Quantum Technology Ecosystem](https://daily.dev/posts/quantumct-opens-new-haven-innovation-hub-to-build-connecticut-s-quantum-technology-ecosystem-fuyris5oe) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing), [#ibm](https://daily.dev/tags/ibm), [#supply-chain](https://daily.dev/tags/supply-chain) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub Raises $55 Million","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3"},"datePublished":"2026-07-20T22:45:03.250Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:37:57.615Z","description":"The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub, led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange, has secured nearly $55 million in combined public and private funding — including a $30...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32bd39969511ff0d1c6dfc86d4e2a6a9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32bd39969511ff0d1c6dfc86d4e2a6a9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Quantum Insider","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Quantum Insider","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/7b14a6b34c1b464c9e8a88d9a0dac951","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"quantum-computing,ibm,supply-chain","timeRequired":"PT9M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Quantum Insider","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub Raises $55 Million"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/cqe-led-bloch-quantum-tech-hub-raises-55-million-v5dybess3#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much funding did the Bloch Quantum Tech Hub receive and what is it for?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raised nearly $55 million in combined public and private funding, including a $30 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. 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