I received this in an email from NEFIRST
I searched CD and did not see any posts regarding it.
I think this may be what many teams may need to keep on keepin’ on.
I know this is short notice, but if your team is having trouble financing your participation, give it a shot.
*FRC Hardship Grant
The FRC Hardship Grant is now live for any team not able to pay their registration fee for the 2016 competition season.
In order to be eligible for a Hardship Grant, your team must meet the following criteria:
- Your team must be registered for no more than one Regional or two District events for the 2016 FRC season
- Your team must not be a recipient of the 2016 FRC Rookie Grant (administered by FIRST)
The grant application and full criteria are located here.
Hardship Grant
Applications must be fully submitted no later than 11:59 pm on Monday, Nov. 30 in order to be considered for a grant. Teams will be notified of whether or not they received funding by Thursday, Dec. 3. Please note that completing an application does not guarantee funding and all teams should be actively fundraising and seeking additional funding opportunities.*