For the 2012-2013 season, there are two grant programs that apply to
rookie FIRST Tech Challenge teams that form with one or more team members
that participated in FIRST LEGO League.

http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc/grow

The 1st program “FIRST Graduation Grants” provides a waiver of the FTC
Team registration fee ($275) as well as $300 towards parts and materials.

The 2nd program “LEGO Foundation Grant” provides $100 per FLL graduate
(max of $300 per team) towards an FTC Competition kit.

Teams can apply for either or both of these grants!

The 1st program requires teams to have an affiliation with a non-profit
that will accept the funds on the team’s behalf.

Playing At Learning is willing to provide this affiliation to NorCal FTC teams,
subject to a few conditions:

• Teams that are applying for the grant and wanting Playing At Learning’s support must send a short email to ftc@playingatlearning.org including the team name/number and complete contact information for an adult coach.
• Teams must agree to provide Playing At Learning a signed W-9 form for the designated recipient of the check.
• Teams must complete a Playing At Learning re-granting form (form will be published shortly)

We are hopeful that many of our graduating FLL students will find
creative ways to take advantage of this grant opportunity!