There is great opportunity for dialogue, network building, pre-competitive collaboration, and joint research and innovation efforts among industry stakeholders and applied researchers to accelerate the value of quantum for our region. However, many organizations and industry SMEs are hindered in preparing for early quantum adoption and positioning for market success due to perceived high entry costs in terms of resources and access to technology and talent. Multiple major research institutions and industry stakeholders in our region host specialized equipment and expertise critical for research and development in quantum computing, sensing, communications, and materials. Today, however, each institution generally purchases its own equipment at great expense, is often unable to efficiently use the equipment leading to under-utilization, faces financial opportunity costs from not offering access to external principal investigators (PIs), and also misses out on developing collaborative research funding opportunities and innovation that would come with increased exchange and engagement between specialists. The DMV is uniquely positioned to pool resources and talent to emerge as the top region for translating R&D investments into impactful and socially responsible solutions in key high-growth regional sectors including life sciences, energy and environment, transportation and space tech, and national security.