Exploding Bacon! One of my brother's friends at Georgia Tech is from your team
And he mentioned you guys would be at North Carolina (We'll be seeing you there!)
I *think* that NASA only requires a submission of Chairman's as in "Look at our Chairman's essay!!!" but not that you have to specifically apply for the award there.
Reading the requirements again (
http://frc-grants.arc.nasa.gov/frc/app/directions.php), it doesn't seem like you'd be required to submit at North Carolina...