Funding for Your FIRST Team
Explore grants, sponsorships, and funding opportunities to help start, grow, and sustain your FIRST team. This page is updated as new opportunities become available.
KY FIRST & FIRST Grant Opportunities
FIRST Team Grant Opportunities
FRC | FTC | FLL
FIRST maintains a list of team grant opportunities offered by sponsors throughout the year. Eligibility varies by program, team status, location, and sponsor. Teams should check this page regularly for new opportunities.
Deadline:
Deadlines vary by grant opportunity.
Additional Grant Opportunities
Grant opportunities from other organizations that may be a good fit for Kentucky FIRST teams. Eligibility and application requirements are determined by the organization offering the grant.
John Deere FIRST Grant
FRC | FTC | FLL
John Deere FIRST Team Grants provide full or partial funding for registration, robot kits, and field setup kits for eligible teams in John Deere communities or those supported by a current John Deere employee mentor.
Deadline:
FTC & FLL Challenge—Sept. 25 | FRC—Nov. 6 | FLL Explore—Dec. 18
Share a Funding Opportunity
Know of a grant or funding opportunity that could benefit Kentucky FIRST teams? Whether you’re a team sharing an opportunity you’ve found or an organization interested in supporting Kentucky teams, we’d love to hear from you.
Financial Support for Teams
Some Kentucky FTC and FRC teams may be eligible to participate in KY FIRST Robotics' Ramp team finance program. Through this program, KY FIRST Robotics can receive and administer eligible grants and other funds in support of participating teams. This may be an option whether your team needs support with a single grant or ongoing team finances.
Teams must complete the required agreement before having funds directed to KY FIRST Robotics.