This notice announces the 2021 ONR Global-X Challenge and describes new funding to be awarded under the authority of N00014-21-S-B001, Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology which can be found at the following link   https://www.onr.navy.mil/work-with-us/funding-opportunities/announcements
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333307 
White papers are highly encouraged for all applicants seeking funding from this Global-X Challenge by May 28, 2021.

The purpose of this Global-X Challenge is to discover, disrupt, and ultimately provide a catalyst through basic and applied research for later development and delivery of revolutionary capabilities 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 agile follow-on technology development efforts

Challenge Problem Statements:

1. Alternate Navigation at High Latitude
2. High Latitude High Bandwidth Communications
3. Persistent Polar Perception