NASA Grant App posted

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by gblake

Finally this statement at the end of this RAP page puts the nails in the coffin for me. "Demonstrate at least $6,000 of existing corporate or community funding,"

I will be completely flabbergasted to learn that any single team in a program outside of FRC requires both that sort of sponsorship, and needs a NASA grant to pay registration fees. I can see a group of several teams from a single location needing that sort of money; but not just one. However, I might just be ignorant of other expensive programs.

It costs a lot more than simple registration to run an FRC team: forget about all of the buttons, shirts, pit demos, and supposed 'nuance' things that seem frivolous to the robot itself. FRC still costs $12k assuming the regional is local (30 miles, no overnight stays), the KitBot is used, and no major tools are purchased. Teams have done it for less in the past, but I'd almost bet my collection of FRC coach badges that they prioritized of cost over all else in the design process.