Important OSPI Grant information
If you are a Washington State public school or Tribal Compact school, you are eligible for the OSPI grant!
We have made a lot of improvements to the grant system for the upcoming year and are excited to share them with you!
- The grant will open August 28th and close Friday, Sept 20 (remember, late grants will not be accepted so please make sure your grant is submitted by September 20)
- We now have one link to the grant for all 3 programs. Click here to stay updated and find the application link.
- There is now the ability to add collaborators so more than one person can have access to the grant.
- If you are interested in using the collaborator function, be sure to attend our OSPI meeting on September 10th at 7 pm. We will be going over how to set this up in detail on this meeting.
- Team #’s and payment info will be entered on the application itself, not after the application has been submitted.
- To receive funding, teams must be registered both with FIRST Inspires (which means your registration for the current season with FIRST Inspires must be paid or secured with a PO) and FIRST Washington.
For those who are new to filling out this grant or have questions, we will be holding an information meeting on Tuesday, September 10th at 7 pm. Feel free to share this link with any adult you are working with as a coach to fill out our OSPI grant. This meeting is not for students or parents on your team, and we will only be addressing questions that relate to the OSPI grant (If you have questions about your specific program, please attend your program specific coaches chat.)
Register for Off-Season Events
We’ve got an exciting calendar of FRC off-season events this year. Don’t wait to register your team!
As a reminder, off-season events are hosted and run by FRC teams, not FIRST Washington. This means each events participation requirement, fees, and timelines may vary.
All events will utilize the previous season’s game, CRESCENDO.
If you itend to participate in an event, please sign up ASAP. This helps evnet hosts know how best to prepare for their events.
We will share event volunteer sign up links in next week’s email.
Event Registration Links:
- Block Party: Team Registration
- OR Girls’ Generation: Oregon FRC Pre-Season Event Registration Form (tfaforms.com)
- Bordie Blast – Bordie in Show: Bordie Blast – Registration
- WA Girls’ Generation: Washington State FRC Girls’ Generation Registration Form 2024 (google.com)
- Storm Surge: Storm Surge Registration 2024 (google.com)
Important Dates
- Open now! FIRST Washington Registration opens
- August 28: OSPI Grant opens
- September 10: OSPI Informational Meeting
- September 19: FRC Coaches Chat
- September 20: OSPI Grant closes
- Sept 21 – 22: Block Party hosted by 2910
- September 26: Kit and Kickoff registration opens
- September 26 – Oct 3: First FRC preferencing window
- September 27: Deadline to fill out PNW FRC registration to be considered for a grant
- October 5 – 6: Bordie Blast Hosted by 2412
- October 5: Oregon Girls Gen Hosted by 1425
- October 6: FIRST Chance Hosted by1425
- October 12 – 13: WA Girls Gen Hosted by 2046
- October 17: FRC Coaches Chat
- October 19: Storm Surge hosted by 2811 & 9567
- October 17 – 24: Second FRC preferencing window
- October 31: Additional In District Registration opens
- November 12: FRC Registration (Event & Kickoff) closes
- November 21: FRC Coaches Chat
- November 22: FRC Invoices sent to designated contact
- December 6: FRC Invoices secured
- December 19: FRC Coaches Chat
- January 4: FRC Kickoff!! (Remember, FIRST Washington registration must be secured to pick up your kit!)