These TREA districts have already begun the process of utilizing this grant: 

Graford               Palestine                 Sanger               Honey Grove 

Bland                  Athens                      Gordon              Bryson

Lone Oak            Louise

Please see the information below about the TWC/RECF robotics kits grant that is now available to TREA school districts.  The application is located at  https://www.robotevents.com/grants      However, the district contact will need to set up an account, go to the TWC grant, and apply as a new or returning grantee.  So, I recommend the district contact their Regional Support Manager as listed below, let them know they are a TREA District, and proceed from there.  If anyone has any questions or problems getting the process started, feel free to have them contact me.  I'm excited about this opportunity we can provide to our districts as part of their membership to TREA.    Thank you.  Bill

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The Texas Workforce Commission, in partnership with the REC Foundation, is pleased to offer assistance to Texas high schools interested in starting a sanctioned UIL Robotics team in the state's largest and fastest-growing academic robotics competition platform. The number of High School RECF-VEX robotics competition teams in Texas alone has grown year-over-year with a net increase of over 35% over the last 4 years!

Team grants provide the resources necessary to get educators started with fielding a UIL team(s). This includes up to two robot kits, a competition field, game elements for the field, coach training, and season registration.

REC Foundation will be setting aside a large number of grants specifically available for TREA member districts. These grants have a value of up to $3,750 each plus guidance on how to proceed once the grant is received. Remember that the unique aspect of the RECF-VEX competition is that the Robotics Team Sponsor does not have to have a technical background at all. It is a student-centered process.

For more information, please contact your Regional Support Manager as indicated on the map below:

Regions 1, 4, 5 and 6 - Raul Torres at [email protected]

Regions 2 and 3 - Bobbi Mitchell at [email protected]