Thread: State funding for FIRST teams
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Re: State funding for FIRST teams
Dana,

The State of Nevada does not currently provide financial support for any of the FIRST teams here in Nevada. Following our Championship with 190 and 177 this year, however, we did provide the Governor with a photo op suggesting that he was a great supporter of educational efforts in the state. Unfortunatley, even with many efforts to engage political support for teams here, we are still on our own financially. We continue to work hard to enlist the help of our government as we push for Pell Grant support much as Indiana has done and hope for success down the road. We have done "Dean's homework" many times and hope it pays off eventually.

987 has found a possible down-side to our great successes when it comes time to campaign for financial support from local/state sources...a catch-22 of sorts comes with our success (we did so well with private sources, why do we need money from the government?). The hard part is making them understand how hard it is for an increasing number of teams in Nevada to find financial support to stay afloat. Any ideas?
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