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Originally Posted by Protronie
A smart team would go to the city asking for 10K then the county asking for another 10K usually the city gov will match what the county gives.
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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur
Please do not assume that all teams have the same political landscape. And please do not assume that just because you have access to things, that all teams have that same access.
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Agreed. Our city is very short of funds. I was at a recent city commission meeting where they voted to use funds to install crosswalk signals near a new middle school, even though the funds would have to come out of general street repairs. They couldn't wait to see if they could get a grant in a few months - kids are crossing at that intersection now. Balancing safety needs like that against wants of a robotics team, guess what wins?
As for the county, there are at least 19 FRC teams in Oakland County. Funding all of them would add up to a nice pile of change.