In this week's blast:

⚙️ Registration is open for the 2027 BIOCORE™ season
⚙️ Holiday Hours
⚙️ Regrants Deadline is June 30
⚙️ FIRST^® Robotics Competition Blog Updates
⚙️ Outreach Plan Resource of the Week
⚙️ Upcoming Important Dates 

Program Updates, Deadlines, & Reminders

Registration is open for the 2027 season: The FIRST^® Dashboard is open for the 2027 BIOCORE™ presented by Haas season. We've refreshed the user experience to improve team management and create a cohesive process for season and event registration through the new FIRST Storefront, opening in September for FIRST Robotics Competition teams. Don't forget to let us know your team is planning to participate in the 2027 season in the "Team Information" tab on your team profile.

Holiday Hours: FIRST will be closing at 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 26, and remain closed the week of June 29 through July 3 in recognition of the U.S. Independence holiday. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, July 6, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Upcoming deadline! Regrants: Lead coaches or team administrators for U.S. teams that have a “credit balance” in their FIRST account must submit regrant requests via this link before June 30, 2026. If not regranted, any of the remaining funds are re-designated based on sponsor intent. Due to the extreme generosity of donors & sponsors, many teams have funds still available in their FIRST accounts, and we want to ensure that they capture those funds. See the regrant policies and procedures page for more details.

FIRST Robotics Competition Blog Updates:

📝 2026-2027 Season Pricing and Registration Updates
📝 Pre-Orders for 2027 Scoring Elements
📝 Key Changes to FIRST Robotics Competition Registration: What's New
📝 Newton Match Timing: What Happened and What’s Next 

Resource of the Week: Now is a great time to plan and conduct outreach events! A great place to start is our Outreach Plan Worksheet which is a worksheet that helps teams identify and plan outreach opportunities. FIRST also has additional resources available on the Team Management Resources page to help get you started!

Upcoming Important Dates:

🗓️ We have updated the FIRST Robotics Competition Calendar for the 2026-2027 season! Check out the dates for next season and get ready for FIRST^® Canopy™. Please note that additional dates will be added over the coming weeks.