Today, Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) that the Bloch Quantum Tech Hub, which includes partners in northwest Indiana, will receive $30 million in federal funding.
The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub is a regional consortium spanning Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin that brings together leading universities, national laboratories, manufacturers, startups, investors, and workforce partners to accelerate the commercialization of quantum technologies.
The Hub aims to scale U.S. production of quantum materials, components, and subsystems by leveraging the region’s research and industrial assets, expanding shared manufacturing facilities, helping local firms enter the quantum supply chain, and fostering collaboration between hardware and software teams.
“This investment will build on northwest Indiana’s research and advanced manufacturing strengths, accelerate the commercialization of quantum technologies, and further establish the Midwest as a global hub for innovation,” said Senator Young. “I helped create the Tech Hubs Program through the CHIPS and Science Act, and I commend the Trump Administration for prioritizing this investment in America’s economic competitiveness and national security. I look forward to seeing the opportunities this funding will create for Hoosier workers, researchers, and manufacturers.”
“The Trump Administration’s continued investments in quantum technology are leading the world into a new era of American innovation,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. “This award will position the Midwest as a global leader in quantum technology and strengthen U.S. production of quantum materials, components, and subsystems.”
Senator Young introduced the Tech Hub concept in his Endless Frontier Act of 2020, which eventually became law as a key pillar in the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in 2022.
The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub is the second hub with Indiana connections to receive federal funding. In 2024, Indiana-based Heartland BioWorks received approximately $51 million. Heartland BioWorks aims to transform Central Indiana into a global leader in biotechnology and biomanufacturing by increasing the region’s capacity to make and deploy life-saving medicines.
Through strategic investments with local backing, the Tech Hubs Program empowers U.S. regions to emerge as global leaders in critical technologies over the next decade. Tech Hub investments accelerate technology commercialization, moving breakthroughs out of labs, through manufacturing lines, and into the marketplace faster, and at greater scale.
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