{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/senator-kim-celebrates-princeton-universitys-quantum-research-grant-announcement-as-he-works-to-make-einstein-corridor-a-reality/", "Senator Kim Celebrates Princeton University\u2019s Quantum Research Grant Announcement as he Works to Make Einstein Corridor a Reality", "2026-08-25", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Andy Kim", "K000394", "www.kim.senate.gov", "kim", "https://www.kim.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "PRINCETON, NJ \u2013 Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) celebrated the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) announcement that named Princeton University as one of eight research institute grant recipients for quantum research. Collectively worth $290 million dollars, these grants will serve as an expansion of the 2020 Quantum Leap Challenges Institutes (QLCI) program which was created to ensure adherence to the 2018 National Quantum Initiative Act, legislation designed to accelerate the research of quantum science for economic and national security.\n\nYou can read NSF\u2019s announcement HERE.\n\n\u201cThis grant will dedicate millions towards Princeton\u2019s goals of advancing quantum research while providing support for their staff as they work to bring New Jersey to the forefront of advanced innovation,\u201d said Senator Kim. \u201cI look forward to seeing future results of this investment and partnering with Princeton to further NJ\u2019s leadership in the quantum space as I push to make New Jersey\u2019s Einstein Corridor a reality.\u201d\n\nThis funding announcement comes as Senator Kim continues pushing to modernize and expand New Jersey\u2019s innovation footprint as part of his plan for New Jersey\u2019s Einstein Corridor \u2013 a long-term, strategic ecosystem of government, academia, businesses, venture capital, and finance to attract investment and talent, foster innovation, and create opportunities for New Jersey. Senator Kim gave a speech laying out his vision for New Jersey\u2019s innovative future in late 2025and has spent time traveling across New Jersey hearing from Scientists, Researchers, and those committed to New Jersey\u2019s innovative future.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-15T09:50:21Z", "2026-09-15T09:52:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/senator-kim-celebrates-princeton-universitys-quantum-research-grant-announcement-as-he-works-to-make-einstein-corridor-a-reality/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4202590100467205, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}