1/3/14 - The Chrysler Foundation has announced that it will be awarding grant money to high schools across the state, including three locally, to support their robotics programs. Tomorrow begins the official 2014 build season for the FIRST Robotics competition, which allows high schoolers to compete across North America by designing and building robots. The Chrysler Foundation announced grants yesterday totaling $229,000 to support the program in 41 different schools in Michigan and Canada. The high schools in Hartland, Linden, and Chelsea are among the recipients of the $5,000 robotics grants. Any teams that qualify for the FIRST championships that will take place in Missouri in April will get another $15,000 from the Chrysler Foundation to help boost their odds of winning. Additionally, Linden and Fenton High Schools are receiving an additional $750 apiece to create teams for the FIRST Tech Challenge, which focuses more on creative programming. (TD)
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