Grantees can submit their reports via the on-line portal or send them directly to program staff. Once the report is received, the proposal owner can submit it for approval in Foundation Connect. Once the proposal owner submits the report for approval, an auto-request is sent to the Recommender to approve the report. The final approver of the report is always the grants officer. When appropriate, a grants officer can ask for clarification, request changes or reject the report. Once the report is finalized, the grants officer approves and the next payment can be released or the grant can be closed.