Do PI's need to approve expense reports that are allocated to Sponsored Grants.

Yes, bank card and out of pocket employee reimbursements that are allocated to a Sponsored Grant require PI approval.

  • Having the PI sign the bank Statement from US Bank, then upload the bank statement to the expense report in Concur.
  • Emailing or sending via Docusign a copy of the Expense Report to the PI and having them sign the report, then upload that approval to the expense report in Concur.

Job Aids for printing an expense report and attaching a document to an expense report can be found https://www.umassp.edu/travel-and-expense/concur-resource-library-expense-reporting

Note: In some cases the PI may be the supervisor for the employee the report is for, in this case they may approve as the supervisor within Concur.