First, discuss and obtain verbal approval regarding the professional development opportunity and/or travel ensuring it aligns with the GSA compliant options for flights, lodging, etc.. Then, complete your Program Associate’s funding request form for each separate field work trip. Ex: Carla is traveling round-trip for wildlife surveys 7/13-7/16 and again on 7/22-7/24. She would fill out the form once for 7/13-16 and once for 7/22-7/24. Each associate has their own form to manage their own fellows (the content of the forms, however, is the same). We strongly recommend bookmarking the link to your assigned Associate’s form for your convenience. Anastasia Hernandez Victoria Pedrosa Crystal Strong Yashira Valentín Feliciano Your Program Associate will book expenses where possible to avoid out-of-pocket expenses and will reach out to you to approve your request or request additional information. If you are unresponsive to communications from your Program Associate, your payout and bookings will be delayed. You should request funding from your Program Associate at least 3 weeks prior to the date you intend to travel or use the funds. We need time to get funding approval as needed, book necessary travel and services, and process advance payments through payroll to avoid out-of-pocket expenses.
