Team Financial Support
ORTOP (Oregon Robotics and Technology Organization) · Funder
Schools and nonprofit organizations in Oregon can apply for competitive funding to support FIRST robotics teams and reduce financial barriers to participation. Award amounts vary based on funding received each season.
About this grant
ORTOP provides Team Support awards to schools and nonprofit organizations running FIRST robotics teams, focusing on reducing barriers for students from underserved, underrepresented, and vulnerable communities. Teams can receive support for equipment (robot kits, field elements, challenge sets), registration fees, travel, and other season costs. The application is completed online only and is dynamic, with questions varying based on responses. Teams must be sponsored by a school or nonprofit to be generally eligible, though limited funding may be available to other teams serving historically excluded youth. Applicants submit detailed budgets, describe student interest and team composition plans, and explain specific financial and systemic challenges their program faces.
Who can apply
Good to know
Not required. It helps to know before you start.
- Also noteAges served: grades 2-12
Application windows
Past rounds stay listed. Most grants reopen around the same time each year.
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