The purpose of the Global-X Challenge is to discover and ultimately provide a catalyst through a research grant for subsequent development and delivery of revolutionary capability to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the commercial marketplace, and the public.
The expected outcomes of this Global-X Challenge are promising, potentially game-changing concepts whose technology maturity may be accelerated under separate follow-on technology development efforts.
Global-X Challenge is meant to spur revolutionary innovation and teaming for a proof of concept within nine months. Office of Naval Research will award up to US$750K to proposals addressing one of the challenges:
- Long Range, High Bandwidth Underwater Communications
- Multifunctional Fabric for Survivable Platforms
- Personal Expeditionary Power
Timeline:
18 Apr-23 Kick-off Webinar
30 Apr-23 Upload Technical Area Video Recordings to Slack
21 May-23 White Paper Submission Date
02 Jun-23 Notification of White Paper Valuation
30 Jun-23 Full Proposal Submission
21 Jun-23 Notification of Selection: Full Proposals
08 Sep-23 Grant Awards
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