2015 NASA Grants are open

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Maximillian

My team is looking into applying for the regional challenge grant. In order to apply for the NASA funding for TVR it appears that you have to be a second year or rookie team. This is my teams second year of competition but wasn't funded by NASA our rookie year so we would be classified as a veteran team under NASA's definition, who can't apply for the regional challenge grant.

Does anyone have some insight into this?

I believe, at least for Program Growth grants, if all first and second year grants are not given out, grants are then given to veteran teams once those supplies are exhausted. This is how 2791 was rewarded a NASA grant 2011. It's not a sure thing by any means, and I don't know if the same rule applies to Regional Challenge grants, but you can't get what you don't apply for.