[IndySam]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I understand that its financial, but I'd assume its for every single team participating in FIRST. Why would teams sign up, then decide if they can or cannot get the funding in a 2-3 month period?
Funding FIRST endeavors is a big deal, and I would think teams would do it all year round, including starting right after Atlanta from the previous season.

I think the point made earlier is that it prevents other teams from making plans TO attend by not knowing where they are on that list.

There are teams that have the funding in place and it gets pulled away. We lost a big chunk of expected money only 30 days ago. Luckily we were able to find other ways of paying for Atlanta but not every team can be that lucky.