[Kevin Sevcik]

I'll wander off topic for just a second to note two things:

First, my team was founded off one of these NASA grants, and would not be in existance without them. I am quite definitely grateful that they were and are around to help out 1st and 2nd year teams get off the ground and get their financial feet under them and running. So I feel I have to speak for those teams that I feel might be more in need of these grants.

Second, I think it's almost our duty to bring these points to NASA's attention. The presumed goal of these grants is to get regionals and teams off the ground in areas where there aren't any regionals or teams. If my assumption is wrong, then I'm obviously arguing in error and should be ignored. If my assumption is right, then NASA deserves to know if its grants program is achieving its goal. Obviously criticism on this point would let them know that there might be something wrong with their methodology. I think good sponsor-recipient relationships need two-way communication.