Los Angeles Region FIRST® LEGO® League (LAR FLL)
2012 Grant Information
To be eligible for these grants, FLL teams must be located within the Los Angeles Region, which includes Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties in Southern California and must register with the Los Angeles Region as their primary region. For additional information, please contact LeRoy Nelson by phone or email. Additional information about grants will be distributed to coaches of registered teams via the Los Angeles Region FLL Teams Google group.
Rockwell Collins New and Second-Year Team Support and Coach Stipends
Intended to help establish FLL® teams in economically and/or socially disadvantaged schools or communities. Primary consideration will be given to teams that meet an economic eligibility criterion: teams from zip codes with median household income less than 80% of the state per city-data.com and/or teams from schools with a free/reduced meal population of 40% or more. Special consideration will be given to teams of underrepresented minorities and females and to teams from rural schools. Additional consideration will be given to teams with 5 or more student members and to teams formed through a school, non-profit organization (e.g., Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, 4H), or public center (e.g., library, community center). Grants are also available to FLL teams anywhere in Southern California that have a Rockwell Collins employee or retiree as a coach or mentor.
New Team Support covers team registration and FLL robot set (estimated cost including shipping and sales tax is $753). Second-Year support covers team registration (estimated cost is $263). For new teams that meet an economic eligibility criterion, New Team Support will also cover qualifying tournament registration. New Coach Stipends of $500 and Second-Year Coach Stipends of $250 are also available to qualified applicants.
Applications will be considered as they are submitted after FLL Team Registration starts on May 7, 2012 and are due by e-mail to Grants@LARFLL.org by September 15, 2012 .
Download 2012 Rockwell Collins New and Second-Year Team Grant Application Form
2012 New Team Support Grant Recipients
| Team | Team Name | School/Organization Name | City | Zip Code | T | R | F | S |
| 2978 | Annandale Robotics | Annandale Elementary School | Los Angeles | 90042 | T | R | S | |
| 3709 | RT | Johnie Cochrane Jr. Middle School | Los Angeles | 90019 | T | R | ||
| 3709 | Long Beach BSA Pack 25 | International Elementary School, Shared Science | Long Beach | 90813 | T | R | ||
| 3911 | Rogers #3 | Will Rogers Middle School | Lawndale | 90260 | T | R | S | |
| 5582 | Park Avenue | Park Avenue Elementary School | Los Angeles | 90201 | T | R | S | |
| 9393 | Price Robotics | FKC Price III School | Los Angeles | 90044 | T | R | ||
| 9585 | Roynon One (R1) | J Marion Roynon Elementary School | La Verne | 91750 | T | R | S | |
| 9587 | Roynon Two (R2) | J Marion Roynon Elementary School | La Verne | 91750 | T | R | ||
| 10661 | CAL Rocketeers | Center for Advanced Learning | Los Angeles | 90011 | T | R | ||
| 10730 | CAL Super Stars | Center for Advanced Learning | Los Angeles | 90011 | T | R | ||
| 12926 | Palms Robotics | Palms Elementary School | Los Angeles | 90034 | T | R | S |
T = Team Registration, R = FLL Robot Set, F = Field Setup Kit, S = Coach Stipend, X = Failed to attend qualifying event or make-up event
2012 Second-Year Team Support Recipients
| Team | Team Name | School/Organization Name | City | Zip Code | T | R | F | S |
| 450 | Bulldog 3 | Jefferson Middle School | San Gabriel | 91776 | T | |||
| 1115 | Panthers #2 | Will Rogers Middle School | Lawndale | 90260 | T | S | ||
| 5810 | CyberJags 3 | Wilmington Middle School | Wilmington | 90744 | T | |||
| 5907 | CyberJags 4 | Wilmington Middle School | Wilmington | 90744 | T | |||
| 10734 | CAL Meteorites | Center for Advanced Learning | Los Angeles | 90011 | T | S | ||
| 11274 | NXTerminators | Christ Lutheran Church & School | Brea * | 92821 | T |
* Rockwell Collins Mentor
T = Team Registration, R = FLL Robot Set, F = Field Setup Kit, S = Coach Stipend, X = Failed to attend qualifying event or make-up event
FIRST Team Hardship Grants
FIRST Team Hardship Grants are available for up to two teams per cycle and four teams per region that would be unable to participate in FLL without some financial assistance and that do not qualify for Rockwell Collins grants. FIRST Team Hardship Grants cover the cost (including shipping and sales tax) for any two of
- Team registration ($225.00)
- FLL robot set ($420.00) for new teams
- Field setup kit ($75.00) for returning teams
Three FIRST Team Hardship Grant cycles are expected for the 2012 Senior Solutons(sm) season:
- Cycle 1. Spring. May & June Applications; June Distribution. Application Deadline: June 12, 2012.
- Cycle 2. Summer. July Applications; August Distribution. Application Deadline: July 26. 2012
- Cycle 3. Fall. August Applications; September Distribution. Application Deadline: September 6, 2012
Team Hardship Grants are being administered through a new Grant Code Process. Unlike previous years and other grants, teams should not register before applying for FIRST Team Hardship Grants. The new process only works if the Partner registers the team. Teams cannot be reimbursed if they pay for their orders prior to the grant code being approved.
To apply, please send an email to Grants@LARFLL.org with the following information: team name, coach name, coach email, name of host organization (school, club, etc.), how many years the team has been involved in FLL, one paragraph briefly describing the team's situation including an explanation of why the team needs financial support, and the two items to be funded.
2012 FIRST Team Hardship Grant Recipients
| Team | Team Name | School/Organization Name | City | Zip Code | T | R | F | S |
| 5313 | Bulldog 1 | Jefferson Middle School | San Gabriel | 91776 | T | R | ||
| 5317 | Life Source Charter School | Life Source Charter School | Lancaster | 93534 | T | F | ||
| 7175 | Junior Trojans | Foshay Learning Center | Los Angeles | 90018 | T | |||
| 7185 | Junior Wolverines | Foshay Learning Center | Los Angeles | 90018 | T |
T = Team Registration, R = FLL Robot Set, F = Field Setup Kit, S = Coach Stipend, X = Failed to attend qualifying event or make-up event
Graduation Grants
FIRST, in cooperation with The LEGO® Foundation and LEGO® Education, will provide a total of $250,000 in Graduation Grants to fund newly formed (rookie) FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC®) teams that include graduates from FLL teams.
"Inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow"
The LEGO Foundation and LEGO Education will provide $150,000 towards the costs of robotic parts and materials for eligible teams, while FIRST will contribute $100,000 towards registration and additional costs for these newly formed teams. These grants were designed to encourage students to progress from one level in FIRST to the next. The grants are only available to U.S. teams on a first come, first served basis for the 2012-2013 FTC season.
FIRST Graduation Grant
The grants cover the FTC team registration fee of $275 and provide $300 towards parts and materials for the competition.
To be eligible, your FTC team must meet the following criteria:
1. You are a registered, rookie FTC team (a new team that did not exist prior to the 2012-2013 FTC season).
2. At least one member of your rookie team participated as a member of an FLL team in one of the last four seasons.
3. Your team must have an affiliation with a non-profit organization willing to accept funds on your behalf.
LEGO Foundation Graduation Grant
This grant is provides $100 per FLL graduate, up to $300 max per team, towards an FTC Competition Kit (with or without MINDSTORMS) at FTCrobots.com.
To be eligible, your FTC team must meet the following criteria:
1. You must register and pay for their 2012-2013 FTC season.
2. Have a valid rookie team number.
3. At least one member of your team must have participated in FLL in one of the last four FLL seasons.
For more information on the two Graduation Grant programs, and the grant application process, please visit www.usfirst.org/ftc/grow.
Boy Scout FLL Team Grant
An FLL Coach who works for Bank of America secured a volunteer service grant of $500 from the Bank of America Foundation. He asked that the funds be sued to assist Boy Scout FLL teams that may not be able to qaualify for other financial assistance grants. The funds may be allocated to a single team or split among two or three teams if multiple applications are received. Applications will be consisdered as they are received and are due by September 15, 2012.
To apply, please send an email to Grants@LARFLL.org with the following information: team name, coach name, coach email, name of host organization (scout troop and school/church), how many years the team has been involved in FLL, one paragraph briefly describing the team situation including an explanation of why the team needs financial support, and how the funds would be used.
2012 Boy Scout FLL Team Grant Recipients
| Team | Team Name | School/Organization Name | City | Zip Code | T | R | F | S |
| 7430 | Poisonous Dragons | Boy Scouts Troop 605, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church | Simi Valley | 93065 | $200 |
T = Team Registration, R = FLL Robot Set, F = Field Setup Kit, S = Coach Stipend, X = Failed to attend qualifying event or make-up event
Robotics Education and Competition Foundation Grants
Some grants are available to support FLL teams that are interested in starting VEX Robotics Competition teams. Information is available at www.robotevents.com. The point of contact for the Los Angeles Region is Nancy McIntyre.
Fundraising
Piggybackr is a free online platform that teaches young people how to fundraise. Piggybackr has helped thousands of students, including many FIRST robotics teams, fundraise tens of thousands of dollars! Here is a recent example of a successful fundraising campaign by a local FIRST Robotics Competition team: Piggybackr.com/team980