On Aug. 4, 2020, Yale University announced it was among the core partners of the new Center for Quantum Networks (CQN), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). With the University of Arizona serving as the lead institute and host, the center will be funded with an initial five-year, $26 million grant from the National Science Foundation, with an additional five-year $24.6 million option.

In addition to Yale, partners include Brigham Young University, Harvard University, Howard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northern Arizona University, University of Chicago, University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Oregon.