{"id":7811,"date":"2024-11-22T06:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/?p=7811"},"modified":"2024-11-22T06:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T14:57:27","slug":"11-22-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/2024\/11\/22\/11-22-24\/","title":{"rendered":"11.22.24 Team Eblast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>99h State Grant Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"print-this-page\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"print-this-page\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><b>99h STATE GRANT UPDATE<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Reminder that the 99h Robotics State Grant application must be submitted\u00a0<b>before 12pm noon on December 2, 2024.<\/b> The application for this grant is through the\u00a0MI Dept. of Education (MDE) and not FIRST in Michigan.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Teams must be registered<\/b>\u00a0<b>for the 2024-25 season<\/b> <b>by<\/b>\u00a0<b>December 2nd<\/b>\u00a0to be considered for the grant ($295 FIRST HQ reg fee paid).<\/li>\n<li>Participating in a\u00a0<b>Fall or Spring<\/b>\u00a0(mid May) FiM FTC event satisfies the competition requirement for the grant.<\/li>\n<li>FTC grant amounts:\n<ul>\n<li>Rookies: $2,200 team support<\/li>\n<li>Veterans: $1,500 team support<\/li>\n<li>$1,500 coach stipend (cap of one per building across programs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>REVIEW 99h APPLICATION-TO-DATE AT THIS LINK:<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Wj_qYvitgeVoqSw2DGYDIBLGJS1yLB2Uw4RUDom3-40\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/<wbr \/>spreadsheets\/d\/1Wj_<wbr \/>qYvitgeVoqSw2DGYDIBLGJS1yLB2Uw<wbr \/>4RUDom3-40\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Tab 1\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Applications to date by District; Column A is our review notes on your app.<br \/>\nTab 2\u00a0 \u00a0 <b>List of\u00a0<\/b><b>M<\/b>aximum Grant Award Amounts by FIRST program<br \/>\nTab 3\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0List of the Level 5\u2019s (Authorized NexSYS users) by district<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Use this snapshot report to check that your team is on your district&#8217;s\/school&#8217;s application and to verify the application information. The date\/timestamp is at the top, left of the report.\u00a0<strong>The first one posted is dated 11\/19\/24 at 2pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reports will be updated as the MDE shares new ones with us so check back periodically. Many applications are still &#8220;in process&#8221; so your district&#8217;s\/school&#8217;s Level 5\u00a0 could still be inputting information. Use your Gracious Professionalism if reaching out about corrections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Things to check on the 99h Application Report:<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CHECK COLUMN A:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>FiM has made a note in this column to flag possible issues with your team&#8217;s application. Please review these suggested\u00a0modifications and then share with your Level 5 as applicable<b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Disclaimer: <\/b>There might be omissions\/errors in our Column A error checking so please review all of the info for your team(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If your application asks for LESS money in any award component, the MDE will fund the team at the lesser amount.\u00a0It&#8217;s key to include the maximum award amounts in the budget section.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Coach Stipend:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>If requesting a Coach Stipend, the &#8220;Coach Stipend&#8221; column must have &#8220;Yes&#8221; in it. The maximum stipend grant award across programs is $1,500. The stipend award is capped at one per building regardless of how many programs are in that building.<\/li>\n<li>Stipend can be split among team\u00a0coaches in a given building. When splitting on the app, make sure the sum total in the given building is $1,500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Team Support:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Rookies (formed in 2024) max team support award is $2,200.<\/li>\n<li>Veteran max team support award is $1,500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Sponsor on the grant app cannot be the school or district.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Must have a Sponsor listed per the grant requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Your School\/District cannot be listed as your team sponsor per the RFP.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14eYmxs-fJNv6F41OHsNYMNeEQHdDlb5KOg4onBpTm7Y\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiM 99h Grant Step by Step Guide<\/a>; includes sponsor information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><b>GRANT APP TROUBLESHOOTING:<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>If your Level 5 is encountering an issue preventing\u00a0them from submitting the grant:\n<ul>\n<li>Email Ashley Arras at the MDE right away and definitely before 12 noon on 12\/1 with the issue\/request. It is best to use both of these email\u00a0addresses:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mde-edtech@michigan.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">mde-<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">edtech@<wbr \/>michigan.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span>andalso copy\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ArrasA@michigan.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArrasA@michigan.gov<\/a><span id=\"m_-3743136512823379898m_8320542358244753775m_-5786044129133352759m_2384670549549438795m_-7337742283595783696m_-6041896060158222899m_-7052783351463260288m_-1434374714819419595m_-3001673383994329008m_-732227473559916436m_-8349685780170513766m_-5921190075988216365m_-3569908698326707202m_2779403910557331827m_-7760055467230627386gmail-docs-internal-guid-993c7738-7fff-a9f1-1fa1-5a63748d01cc\">; phone:\u00a0517-241-6966.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>If your team is not on the grant application or if a modification is needed:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Please\u00a0reach out to your district&#8217;s or school&#8217;s LEVEL 5 person (usually someone in grants, finance, Principal\/Supt office) and let them know.<\/li>\n<li>If your application status is &#8220;Submitted&#8221;, your Level 5 will need to email Ashley Arras with the MDE and request that the application be reopened for modifications before edits can be made.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>GRANT RESOURCES<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>The 99h state grant application is available through the <b>MI Dept. of Education&#8217;s NexSys grant system<\/b>. The application is accessible by the district&#8217;s\/school&#8217;s Level 5 person. This is usually someone\u00a0in the business or Supt. office.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Visit the MDE&#8217;s 99h State Grant website page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mde\/services\/financial-management\/grants\/oset-grants\/99h---robotics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mde\/services\/financial-management\/grants\/oset-grants\/99h---robotics&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1732363888957000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1aPtNnaOTCMjpLO1INJA3E\">https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mde\/<wbr \/>services\/financial-management\/<wbr \/>grants\/oset-grants\/99h&#8212;<wbr \/>robotics<\/a>. Resources include: Technical Assistance Webinar, RFP, NexSys troubleshooting tips, etc. The Webinar is really helpful.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14eYmxs-fJNv6F41OHsNYMNeEQHdDlb5KOg4onBpTm7Y\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiM 99h Grant Step by Step Guide<\/a>\u00a0(link).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>99h State Grant Update<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/2024\/11\/22\/11-22-24\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-tammy","4":"has-more-link","5":"post-7811","7":"format-standard","8":"category-team-eblasts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7811"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7820,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7811\/revisions\/7820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}