Hello BAA members and buggy fans! Raceday is quickly approaching. As usual, we can’t do all our good work without your help. Though last year’s Raceday was a strange one, the shared effort of this community made it so much better than it could ever have been without. So, we ask you once again to volunteer your efforts. There are three main roles we need covered:

1. People to staff the BAA tent, who will dispense schedules, spotters guides, and information to fans new and old
2. People to help in the official timing booth, transcribing race times into our live-updating table as each race ends
3. People to participate on-screen in the broadcast booth, alongside the illustrious Will Weiner, other familiar beloved characters, and maybe Connor too.

You’ll see in the sign-up sheets that you can volunteer to help on specific segments of the weekend, so you can stay free for any other times. The more volunteers we get, the less weight any one person has to carry, so please encourage your friends to sign up too!

You can sign up to help with timing or tent staffing at https://cmubuggy.org/volunteer.
If you want to commentate on the broadcast, use this link! https://cmubuggy.org/broadcast-volunteer.

We’ll see you at Raceday!

The Spring 2026 Buggy Enhancement Grant application will remain open through raceday 2026. After you submit your application, expect an email from the committee the following week with questions and concerns that they would like to see addressed. Once you have responded to the committee’s feedback, we’ll hold the final vote on your grant proposal.

Apply Here:
http://cmubuggy.org/2026springgrant

Keeping grant applications open throughout the fall allowed us to better serve the buggy community by engaging with students closer to the moment of inspiration for their proposal. This doubled the number of projects that the committee was able to consider last semester. Please note that proposals for larger dollar amounts may be asked to wait until the start of the next semester so that other projects can be considered along side them.

Thank you for all of our Golden Goose Lifetime Members who have made this program possible. If you would like to support this program, a contribution of $1,000 to the Buggy Endowed Fund will earn you a Golden Goose Lifetime Membership to the BAA. These funds are invested by the university, and the return on that investment perpetually funds the Buggy Enhancement Grant program, making the sport safer, faster, and more fun for all who enjoy it for many years to come!

Become a Lifetime Member Here:
http://cmubuggy.org/membership

Apply Here:
http://cmubuggy.org/2026springgrant

Submissions are due at midnight this Saturday, the 31st. The committee will meet next week for the initial discussion and voting, and applicants will have 7 days to respond to the committee’s feedback before final voting.

We have $15,000 available for this round of funding! This money belongs to you as a member of the buggy community to enhance your enjoyment of the sport. If you have an idea to make the sport safer, faster, or more fun, we want to hear from you!

Proposals can be specific to your team. Please include some details on how the community as a whole will benefit from funding your project. For example, you might share documentation of your process, publish a video, or give a talk about your findings. You might build something to collect better data during rolls, test out a new material, or build something to make your chores easier.

Apply Here:
http://cmubuggy.org/2026springgrant

For more information on the grant program, including previously approved grant applications, materials and findings from previously approved grants, how to spend your grant money, and more, please read All About Buggy Enhancement Grants.

Apply Here:
http://cmubuggy.org/2026springgrant

Welcome back! It is time to submit your ideas for Buggy Enhancement Grants for the spring semester! If you have ideas that you think will enhance your buggy experience, we want to hear from you!

Submissions are due by January 31st, and will be reviewed by the committee the following week. Applicants will have 1 week to respond to the committee’s feedback before the final voting.

Proposals can be specific to your team. Please include some details on how the community as a whole will benefit from funding your project. For example, you might share documentation of your process, publish a video, or give a talk about your findings. You might build something to collect better data during rolls, test out a new material, or build something to make your chores easier.

Apply Here:
http://cmubuggy.org/2026springgrant

Last semester, $7,370 was awarded to grant recipients, a new record! Every project that applied during the initial campaign was fully funded. We kept applications open for the full semester, which allowed us to fund and additional 3 projects!

For more information on the grant program, including previously approved grant applications, materials and findings from previously approved grants, how to spend your grant money, and more, please read All About Buggy Enhancement Grants.