N0001426SBC04 26.2 GlobalX NOFO Attch 2.pptx

This file is a PowerPoint presentation attachment (Attachment 2) for the GlobalX Challenge 26.2: Naval Southern Hemisphere Space Weather and Plasmas (NSHSWP) Notice of Funding Opportunity issued by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research. The presentation supports the federal grant opportunity under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), which funds applied research with potential applications to naval operations and Marine Corps capabilities through competitive, merit-based selection processes.

The GlobalX Challenge aims to accelerate the knowledge generation cycle by proving or disproving applied research theories on an advanced timeline to discover revolutionary dual-use capabilities benefiting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the commercial marketplace, and the public. Expected outcomes include promising, potentially game-changing applied concepts whose maturity may be accelerated under separate follow-on technology development efforts. Award decisions are based on competitive peer and scientific review using evaluation criteria including overall scientific and technical merit, naval relevance, offeror capabilities and experience, qualifications of the Principal Investigator and key personnel, and cost realism. Awards under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program typically range from $100,000 to $750,000, with performance periods generally spanning three to five years. The Office of Naval Research administers awards as project grants and cooperative agreements, with research conducted primarily at recipient institution facilities across the United States and, in select cases, at international research centers.