Free money always comes with a clause, doesn't it?.
This sounds like the best way to handle that clause, while being fair to all the other teams who want to register as well.
This sounds similar to having spots reserved for the Championship Event for regional winners, so good call
FIRST by following similar existing procedures, but just at a lower (competition) level.
How many rookie grant winners are we talking here are predicted to sign up for the Washington Regional btw?
Anyone know numbers?