Expenditure Pre-Approval Form

Purpose

To ensure SCORE’s sustainability into the future by immediately reducing SCORE’s cash outflows in light of potential federal funding reductions or delays. Pre-approval via the form below is required for ALL SCORE expenses, regardless of funding source.

Summary

All of the following restrictions and pre-approval requirements are effective immediately (May 12, 2025).

• All SCORE-related Field expenses must receive pre-approval from the District Director before being incurred.
  • New permissible expense rules have been put into place.
  • All expenses must comply with our Executive Order Compliance Guide.
• A non-local travel freeze is in effect as of May 12, 2025. Only travel that has already been booked to the Regional Meetings in June is permitted.
• A hiring freeze for SCORE HQ is in effect as of May 12, 2025.

Expense Policy Updates

Approval is required for ALL SCORE expenses regardless of funding source.

*District Directors may request a list of recurring bills that are not required to be pre-approved. This list can be used to determine what expenditures are exempt and for reporting these expenses to your District Director if requested, please Use this form: Chapter List of Expenses Exempt from Preapproval Form

Original ink to Pre-approval form (Embedded below): https://tinyurl.com/SCOREExpensePreApproval