Hey. So, just wanted to confirm some things about the travel stuff.
There will be a maximum of 12 teams competing in S Rank, and all of them will be given free travel to the event. However, hotel reservations and other stuff once the players are here will not be covered. This is also restricted to North American teams and players, so if you roster someone from EU, they won't be covered.
A Rank (one below S) will also have discounted travel, though the exact discount hasn't been decided yet.
Here's a basic roadmap for TFCL.
https://tfcleague.com/2017/11/21/future-tfcl-roadmap-2018-beyond/
The goal is to try and entice esport organizations to join into competitive TF2, with the hopes that their power and status in the esport world can help to grow and legitimize TF2's scene.