NASA Grant for 2013 FRC?

[Madison]

We were told recently that teams are not eligible to receive both the NASA grant and a grant from Boeing. I can not recall if this has been true in the past.

Did anyone else near a Boeing facility outside of Washington hear the same?

Our registration choice was influenced somewhat by an expectation that regional challenge grants would be available for the new Central Washington regional, but if we're only eligible for one grant or the other, well -- :/

[Jimmy Nichols]

I also just got a response back from NASA regarding the TBD regional. Basically they said to keep checking their website for updates.

[Travis Hoffman]

I'd personally like to see more events sponsored over a wider geographical range, with fewer sponsorships per event, but again, who knows what constraints guide these Regional Challenge allotments?

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Madison

We were told recently that teams are not eligible to receive both the NASA grant and a grant from Boeing. I can not recall if this has been true in the past.

Did anyone else near a Boeing facility outside of Washington hear the same?

Our registration choice was influenced somewhat by an expectation that regional challenge grants would be available for the new Central Washington regional, but if we're only eligible for one grant or the other, well -- :/

In the past, you have not been able to receive both a NASA grant AND a Boeing grant. I don't think that has changed this year.

[Travis Hoffman]

The "TBD" regional for the Regional Challenge grant has now been removed from the application pages. Looks like it's just NC, Utah, and South Florida.

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

The "TBD" regional for the Regional Challenge grant has now been removed from the application pages. Looks like it's just NC, Utah, and South Florida.

Good to know. Thanks Travis!

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by rsisk

In the past, you have not been able to receive both a NASA grant AND a Boeing grant. I don't think that has changed this year.

I can confirm that this has been the case ever since the Boeing grants have started. The objective is to cover the entry fee of as many teams as possible, so Boeing waits to see which teams receive the entry fee NASA grants first before awarding any of their grants.

[coachgallina]

Can you please tell me where I can find the Boeing Grant Information. Our team recently lost our main coorporate sponsor which was 70% of our operating budget. We were told that they are allocating their charitable funds at the coorportae level. We are scrammbling to keep the team affloat. We have submitted grants to NASA, PTC and BAE. If anyone has the Boeing information can you please forward itto me.

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by coachgallina

Can you please tell me where I can find the Boeing Grant Information. Our team recently lost our main coorporate sponsor which was 70% of our operating budget. We were told that they are allocating their charitable funds at the coorportae level. We are scrammbling to keep the team affloat. We have submitted grants to NASA, PTC and BAE. If anyone has the Boeing information can you please forward it to me.

The majority of the grants Boeing distributes requires that a Boeing mentor be involved with the team. The Boeing mentor is responsible for applying for the grant (Due October 22nd of this year.)

There are some grants given to underserved / under-resourced schools with teams, I would try contacting FIRST for more information on those as I don't think Boeing specifies those schools.