Grant Requirements
The following grant requirements apply to all of the sponsorship opportunities.
Additional requirements are specified within the grant specific sections. All teams selected by NASA
EGS must agree to all grant requirements. Teams not complying with all grant requirements may be
required to provide reimbursement of funds applied toward their team during the competition year and will
not be considered for future NASA EGS grants.
1. Teams must be located within Brevard, Orange, or
Seminole County, Florida to be eligible for NASA EGS Grants. A team is considered to be located within
Brevard, Orange, or Seminole County if:
a. The school or organization (public, private or
homeschool) that the team is affiliated with is within the county boundaries.
-Or-
b. The location of the primary meeting place for the team
is within the county boundaries and the team is not affiliated with a school.
2. EGS Robotics Grant funding is based on availability
and number of teams which apply. We strive to fund as many teams as possible, however funding is not
guaranteed to each team who applies or in the amount in which they request.
3. “NASA EGS” must be identified as a team
sponsor with FIRST.
4. Teams must work directly with FIRST on any
and all questions related to registration, applying for tournaments, account issues or working within the
FIRST system. EGS has no access to these systems and will not be able to forward on inquiries to
FIRST. FIRST POCs are in place within the existing structure to answer questions.
5. Each team must be registered as a team on the
FIRST website prior to submitting an application. Teams that are not registered will not be awarded
a grant. This includes having your assigned FIRST team number and your final team name upon the
submittal of your grant application. No grants will be awarded without the registered team number.
6. All teams
MUST be sponsored and coached by an adult registered with FIRST. All grant submittals MUST be by the coach
or sponsor of the team. Students MAY not submit grant applications even if they are assisting or acting
as a team coach.
7. Each FLL team must be registered for their
qualifying tournament by 9/30/22. On October 1, 2022 a query of all scheduled qualifying tournaments will be
pulled by FIRST. At this time if your team is not registered, a grant will not be awarded to pay
for the qualifying fee. Pre-qualifiers are not paid for by the NASA EGS grant.
8. The NASA EGS logo must be displayed in
locations where sponsor logos are normally displayed (e.g., robots, pits, fliers, websites, etc.). It
is understood that FLL teams cannot put stickers on their robots. NASA EGS will provide electronic
versions of the logos. NASA EGS will also make available banners by request.
9. Teams must compete with a completed robot at a
minimum of one official FIRST event. If the sponsorship is associated with a specific event, the
team must attend all days of the specific event for which the sponsorship was awarded.
10. Sponsorship may not be transferred to another
team.
11. Teams who have already paid for their
registration fees or competition fees will not be
reimbursed.
12. Teams may keep any funds not used during
the 2022 season and use them during the following year (not
applicable if team does not compete). If a team disbands prior to using the sponsored money, the
team must return the grant funds to EGS.
13. If the team is affiliated with a Brevard, Orange, or
Seminole County School, all property purchased using EGS grant funds are now property of the school. If a
team disbands or decides not to compete for any reason the school must provide clear rationale for keeping
the property for future FIRST use OR reimburse funds or property to EGS for use by other
teams.
14. Teams that are tax exempt must provide tax-exempt
certificates to EGS upon notification of selection. EGS will request the form when teams are notified
of award.
15. Applications for FLL Registration Grants, Rookie Team Grants and FLL
Competitive Edge Grants are due by September 1, 2022 . The Champion’s Grant applications will be
available on September 30, 2022 through the end of competition season for travel outside of the State of
Florida. EGS Champions Grant applications must be received as soon as possible after the team has won a bid
to the next level of game play and no later than one week prior to the event.
16. Applications for FTC Registration Grants,
Rookie Team Grants and FTC Competitive Edge Grants are due by December 1, 2022. The Champion’s Grant
applications will be available on September 30, 2022 for travel outside of the State of Florida.
Applications received at a later date will not be considered. The Champion’s Grant applications will
be available until the end of the competition season for travel outside of the State of Florida. EGS
Champions Grant applications must be received as soon as possible after the team has won a bid to the next
level of game play and no later than one week prior to the event.
17. Applications for FRC Competitive Edge Grants
are due by February 1, 2023. The Champion’s Grant applications will be available through the end of
the competition season for travel outside of the State of Florida. Applications received at a later date
will not be considered. EGS Champion’s Grant applications must be received as soon as possible after
the team has won a bid to the next level of game play and no later than one week prior to the event.
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