OK I just noticed this - I did a search and didn't find any discussion of it:
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr...-deadline-2016
The Chairman's Award application opened on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Noon (Eastern Time) and closes on
Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM (Eastern Time).
Chairman's award submission is due less than 4 weeks after kickoff and 2 and a half weeks prior to stop build this year? Last year it was 2 days after stop build.