This grant is open to FIRST® LEGO League, FIRST® Tech Challenge, and FIRST® Robotics Competition teams for the 2026-2027 season. A submission does not guarantee funding.    

Grant Requirements:  

• Requester must complete a copy of this form for each team identified as eligible for the grant. Single applications with multiple teams listed will not be accepted.
• Teams must register with FIRST® and have a team number prior to applying for a grant.
• Must be participating on a FIRST® team for the current 2026-27 season.  
• Team must be located within one of the following counties.

 Arconic Foundation Communities – by state and county 

• Arkansas: Benton, Madison, Washington
• Georgia: Dekalb, Gwinnett
• Illinois: Henry, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island (FRC teams only, FLL & FTC teams please contact your Program Delivery Partners) 
• Iowa: Clinton, Muscatine, Scott (FRC teams only, FLL & FTC teams please contact your Program Delivery Partners) 
• New York: Franklin, Jefferson, St. Lawrence
• Tennessee: Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier
• Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Berks, Butler, Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Westmoreland, York (FLL & FRC only, FTC teams please contact your Program Delivery Partners)

(Please note all Indiana teams grants will be distributed directly by FIRST Indiana) 

 This grant will be awarded as follows: 

• FIRST® LEGO League Explore - $500
• FIRST® LEGO League Challenge - $750
• FIRST® Tech Challenge - $750
• FIRST® Robotics Competition - $1,500

We're excited to once again to partner with 3M-mentored FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams for the FIRST CANOPY season. 

The team grant application will open September 17, 2026 and close October 17, 2026.

FTC team grant applications will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis (due to the earlier FTC season), and FRC team grant applications will be reviewed after the October close date. 

Requirements: Only teams with a 3M employee mentor may apply for this grant.