Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global Research Opportunity: Global-X Challenge 2023 | N00014 23 S BC12

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global Research Opportunity: Global-X Challenge 2023 is a discretionary, competitive grant program designed to surface bold, high-impact research concepts that could eventually translate into revolutionary capabilities for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, while also offering potential spillover value for commercial markets and the general public. The core idea is to use a research grant as a catalyst: the program is looking for promising, potentially game-changing concepts that may still be early in maturity, but that could be accelerated later through separate follow-on technology development efforts. In other words, this challenge is focused on discovering and de-risking breakthrough ideas rather than funding full-scale productization or long-term development from start to finish.

A defining feature of the Global-X Challenge is its international emphasis. Although U.S.-based researchers can participate, the opportunity is specifically directed toward international researchers, and ONR Global expects the majority of team members to be located outside the United States. The program anticipates, but does not require, that teams will be multinational, and it specifically notes an expectation that multinational teams will include at least two non-U.S. research entities. Teams can be built from academia, industry, and the broader research community, as long as participants meet the eligibility and compliance requirements. Full eligibility and submission requirements are governed by the referenced Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) N00014-23-S-B001.

Team structure and award administration are handled in a straightforward but strict way. Each project team must designate a lead Principal Investigator (PI) whose home organization is outside the U.S. That non-U.S. PI organization is responsible for submitting the white paper or full proposal (as required by the solicitation process) and, if selected, for distributing funds onward to co-PIs and any other sub-recipients. Importantly, ONR makes only one award per project team, and it is issued solely to the PI's institution as the prime awardee. The prime institution carries responsibility for the full grant lifecycle, including compliance with all award conditions, proper use of funds, and management of any subawards or pass-through funding to collaborators.

Eligibility is broadly open to non-federal entities, meaning academic institutions and industry organizations are explicitly included, provided they are not prohibited from doing business with the U.S. Government. Participation is not allowed for organizations or individuals subject to U.S. sanctions or otherwise excluded, and applicants are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable sanctions, export controls, and similar legal limitations. This responsibility sits with the applicant/prime organization, which must ensure that team composition, information sharing, and any transfers of funding, data, materials, or technology comply with relevant rules.

From an administrative and funding perspective, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number N00014 23 S BC12 and CFDA 12.300, categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, with the funding instrument being a grant. The award ceiling is up to $1,000,000. The original closing date for submissions was July 12, 2023, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of April 11, 2023. The notice does not clearly specify the number of expected awards in the provided text, so prospective applicants would need to consult the BAA and any associated program materials for details on anticipated award counts, down-selection steps (such as white paper screening), evaluation criteria, and any topic-specific priorities within the challenge.

• The Office of Naval Research in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global Research Opportunity: Global-X Challenge 2023" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.300.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-04-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-12. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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