{"id":81,"date":"2020-05-15T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2024-05-23T18:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T01:34:25","slug":"grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/grants\/","title":{"rendered":"GRANTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-252 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/37638109775_566695c293_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"190\n\" \/>Amazing grants are available to FIRST in Michigan lower elementary FIRST LEGO League Explore teams. Teams should connect to companies in their area for additional grant opportunities. Encourage team parents\/mentors to reach out to their employers. Many companies have grants available to employees who are engaged in youth STEM programming.<\/p>\n<p>Teams should carefully review grant eligibility requirements and application procedures. Participation in a sanctioned FIRST in Michigan event is a requirement of all grants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong>TEAM GRANTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle\">\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-head\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>MI Dept. of Education FIRST Robotics State Grant &#8211; Opens Fall 2024<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-box hide\">\n<p><em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0in Michigan early elementary school\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em> LEGO League Explore teams affiliated with a MDE recognized (public or private) school\/charter\/academy are eligible for a team grant of up to $TBD (rookie) or $TBD (returning team) and a coach stipend of up to $TBD. Payout is made incrementally as part of the school\u2019s monthly state aid payout. \u00a0The grant is available for application on the MDE\u2019s MEGS+ system which is accessible by the Level 5 employee (usually someone in finance) for the school or district.<\/p>\n<p>Teams applying for this grant must show their school affiliation on their Team Profile. The Team Profile can be edited via the team\u2019s Dashboard accessible from the\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Account of the Lead Coach\/Mentor 1 &amp; 2.<\/p>\n<p>What information to share with your Level 5:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Program: Our program is\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em> LEGO League Explore.<\/li>\n<li><em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Team Number: Please make \u00a0sure it\u2019s accurate. Use your permanent team number.<\/li>\n<li>Team Name: If you don\u2019t have a team name yet, just make one up. Don\u2019t let this part hold up the application.<\/li>\n<li>School Building: Team\u2019s affiliated school.<\/li>\n<li>Coach Name, email, phone number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participation in a sanctioned\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em> in Michigan FLL Explore event in the 2024-25 season is a requirement of teams that receive the MDE FIRST Robotics grant award.<\/p>\n<p>The MDE FIRST Robotics grant has FLL Discover, FLL Challenge, FTC, and FRC award \u00a0and coach stipend components in addition to the FLL Explore awards\/coach stipends. Teams must be aligned with the Michigan FIRST Progression of Programs (FLL Discover: Pre-K; FLL Explore.: K-3; FLL Challenge: Upper Elementary; FTC:Middle School; FRC:High School) and formed out of MDE recognized (public or private) schools, charters, and academies to be eligible<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle\">\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-head\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>DonorsChoose<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-box hide\">For teams where a coach\/mentor is an educator:<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donorschoose.org\/teachers\">DonorsChoose<\/a> program has a FIRST affiliation that has really paid for several of our MI FTC teams. News Corp. is in their 3rd and final year as a matching partner for FIRST projects submitted through DonorsChoose. Lately, they\u2019ve been doing a 2X match on FIRST projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle\">\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-head\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Other Funding Ideas<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-box hide\">Teams should connect to companies in their area for additional grant opportunities. Encourage team parents\/mentors to reach out to their employers. Many companies have grants available to employees who are engaged in youth STEM programming.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5><strong>GRANT TIPS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle\">\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-head\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Items to check before submitting a grant application<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-box hide\">\n<ul>\n<li>Application lists the team\u2019s correct team number. Most grants require the team\u2019s permanent team number. Temporary team numbers start with \u201c2020.<\/li>\n<li>Where required, uploaded proof of purchase document(s) must be properly labeled with team number<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cremit to\u201d name on the grant check must be the team\u2019s fiscal partner. The team\u2019s fiscal partner is the School, District, 501(c)(3) Organization, Foundation, or other entity that administrates grant funds on behalf of the team. Grant checks cannot be made payable to individuals.<\/li>\n<li>Veteran teams at a given school or organization must be registered for the current season.<\/li>\n<li>Team should have two screened coaches<\/li>\n<li>Team profile should list your team\u2019s school or organization affiliation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle\">\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-head\"><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Ways to thank a grant sponsor<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode-toggle-box hide\">Say \u201cthank you\u201d to grant sponsors by recognizing their contribution on the team\u2019s social media outlets and include their brand on the team\u2019s robot, pit swag, team shirts, engineering book, etc. Sponsors often serve as volunteers at events and visit the teams that accept their funding. Logos are available for download on the RESOURCES site page.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazing grants are available to FIRST in Michigan lower elementary FIRST LEGO League Explore teams. Teams should connect to companies in their area for additional grant opportunities. Encourage team parents\/mentors to reach out to their employers. Many companies have grants available to employees who are engaged in youth STEM programming. Teams should carefully review grant eligibility requirements and application procedures. Participation in a sanctioned FIRST in Michigan event is a requirement of all grants. TEAM GRANTS MI Dept. of Education FIRST Robotics State Grant &#8211; Opens Fall 2024 FIRST\u00a0in Michigan early elementary school\u00a0FIRST LEGO League Explore teams affiliated with a MDE recognized (public or private)<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/grants\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-klaw-webmastergmail-com","post-81"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1811,"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/1811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FLL-Explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}