NASA Grant

FIRST General Forum
#1

Today is the NASA Grant announcement day! Hopefully they won’t delay it. Anyone anxious??

#2

Beyond. Sorry for the compulsive refreshing, NASA!

#3

Just wondering, where do they usually post the grant details? Is it: http://frc-grants.arc.nasa.gov/rcs/directions.php

#4

In all that text they say they’ll post it on http://robotics.nasa.gov/

Though I’ve been checking both…every 5 minutes.

#5

Totally missed that link. There’s way too much text on that page. :cool:

Thanks! Good luck to everyone applying for the grants!

#6

http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2013_sponsorship.php

It’ll be on this link except instead of 2013 it will be 2014. The webpage isn’t live yet.

#7

Is it possible that because of the government shutdown, the date well be extended? Maybe they just forgot to post the new release date

#8

I doubt it. They had over a month to fix that date. And with no acts of God, I don’t see why they haven’t posted anything.

Are they in a different time zone maybe?

#9

It’s worthy to note that they always close the application in Pacific Time.

#10

Also, please keep in mind the website does state 11:59:59pm PST

It is our plan to announce selections no later than Friday, November 29, 2013, 23:59:59 (PST). Please note that this is our current best estimate for the announcement date. The date may have to change due to circumstances beyond our control. If this should happen, a revised estimate of the announcement date will be posted on the RAP web site as quickly as possible.

#11

The message on the homepage has changed in the past hour or two:

NASA’s FIRST Robotics Competition Grant Application

The NASA FIRST Robotics Competition grant application system for the 2014 FRC season is now closed. Grant winners will be announced shortly.

#12

So close yet so far

#13

This is a VERY long “shortly” :stuck_out_tongue:

#14

They seem to have posted the 2014 House Team List
http://robotics.nasa.gov/FIRST/houseteamlist.php?year=2014

#15

supposedly at maximum 1 hour left till everything is up?

#16

No response yet! More than an hour and a half after the deadline.

#17

Quite frustrating

#18

Here’s a question for everyone…

All the paperwork says that the NASA grant may be used for entry fees into competitions. What if you’ve already payed your fees?

#19

Direct FRC Grants like the NASA Alliance Grant will first pay any dues owed to FIRST. After your obligations to FIRST are met a check will be issued to the team for the balance of the grant…I wish my team had this problem

#20

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