Team grants cover kits, FIRST registration, tools, gear, and the other costs that stop teams from starting — or from doing their best work. Apply below.
One short application. No budget spreadsheets, no narrative essays, no school board approval needed to apply.
If your request is outside our usual categories, we'll talk it through with you — not reject it by form letter.
We reply quickly. Most team grants are funded in full or in part — and you'll always know where you stand.
Here's what our donors and sponsors fund for Loudoun County teams. Most grants fall in the $150–$500 range; larger asks are considered case-by-case. If something you need isn't on this list, still apply — ask, and we'll figure it out with you.
FLL LEGO Education kits, FTC robot kits, replacement parts, and upgrades when a team needs them.
The annual registration every team needs to compete. Often the single biggest line item in a team's budget.
Drills, 3D printer filament, laptops for coding, field elements for practice. The stuff a team can't build without.
T-shirts, banners, and simple swag so kids look like a team on competition day.
Training, materials, or mentorship matchmaking. If the people running your team need backup, tell us.
Fill in what you can. The more specific you are about what the team needs and why, the faster we can get back to you with a real answer.
Who should apply: head coaches, team leads, parent-volunteers organizing a team, or principals/teachers launching a new team. If you're a family asking about individual costs, reach out via our contact form — we handle those separately.
Most teams in Loudoun don't fail because the kids can't do the work. They fail because the adults running them can't afford to launch, or can't replace a broken kit mid-season, or get blocked by a $350 registration fee.
Team grants exist to remove those blockers. We're a small, parent-led nonprofit — we're not going to bury you in paperwork. Tell us what you need, we'll tell you what we can do, and we'll keep the conversation going season after season.
Questions first? Reach out or email contact@loudounrobotics.org.
