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Here's some updates and news from FIRST^® Tech Challenge.

In this week's blast: 

🤖 2025-2026 FIRST Tech Challenge Hardship Grant 

💻 A New Login Experience is Coming

💼 FIRST^® Certified Professional Development

2025-2026 FIRST Tech Challenge Hardship Grant 
Are you looking for extra funding support this year? The FIRST Tech Challenge Hardship Grant is back with some changes to its award process!   

This year all FIRST Tech Challenge Hardship Grant will be awarded through your Program Delivery Partner’s nominations!   

Please review the grant webpage to learn more about the eligibility requirements for this grant and the next steps. If your team meets all of the eligibility requirements for this grant, you can use the Find Local Support page to contact your region’s Program Delivery Partner in order to be considered for this grant.  

This grant is only available for teams in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  

A New Login Experience is Coming
Beginning August 18, we will be updating our login experience for the FIRST Dashboard. From August 18 to August 25, FIRST Dashboard users will not be able to edit their legal name or email address. We will close the Dashboard on August 25. When we reopen on August 26, all users will be able to access the Dashboard through the new login experience.

Please note: to log in to the Dashboard after August 26, you will need to reset your password using the prompts on the login screen. 

FIRST^® Certified Professional Development
Unearth your potential!  Sign up for our upcoming remote or in-person regional professional development sessions for FIRST^® Tech Challenge. Engage in collaborative, hands-on activities focused on student components of the FIRST^® program and discover new skills. Decode our website for more details and register via Eventbrite. Questions? Contact FIRSTProfessionalServices@firstinspires.org.

Register now for upcoming In-Person & Remote professional development:
👉 Dates through October | Online | day, evening, and weekend options available
👉 Sept 12-13 | Center Grove Innovation Center | Indianapolis, IN
👉 And more coming soon . . .