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[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by lynca

Panther Robotics obtained a 2.5 Million Grant to help setup those 40 teams at the KC Regional , you can see the list of teams sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Not replying to you Andrew, but that's definitely a huge accomplishment by 1108. If other teams were able to pull off similar funding feats, it'd be outstanding for FIRST in general. I'm wondering if anyone from 1108 could relate how they secured this grant for these teams. Did they write a proposal to the foundation? How did they find out the foundation would be interested in this project? A white paper or some good pointers on how they pulled this off would surely greatly benefit the community. Are there any 1108 members around here willing to let us in on their fundraising secrets?