diff --git a/dbschema/approver.gel b/dbschema/approver.gel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f35c6cbd1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbschema/approver.gel
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module Business {
+  scalar type `Group` extending enum<
+    Development,
+    FieldGrowth,
+    FieldOperations,
+    Finance,
+    MarketingCommunications,
+    OfficeOfThePresident,
+    People,
+    Technology,
+  > {
+    annotation description := "\
+      Each group (formerly domain) within Seed Company. \
+      OrganizationGroup was avoided to not be ambiguous with our Organizations here.";
+  }
+}
+
+module Program {
+  type Approver {
+    annotation description := "\
+      Certain users are approvers on behalf of their group for certain programs / project types.";
+
+    required user: default::User {
+      constraint exclusive;
+    };
+    required multi programs: Project::Type;
+    required multi groups: Business::Group;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/dbschema/migrations/00015-m16fwsg.edgeql b/dbschema/migrations/00015-m16fwsg.edgeql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a876e202a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbschema/migrations/00015-m16fwsg.edgeql
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+CREATE MIGRATION m16fwsgh2jrwv2pxyw3ej36uywbt7dhnyfankwp4sq3oqwtv2alydq
+    ONTO m1l7uuqm3my5klng3a2m6wqoswaq63h6jb63gvioafpj2t5yffxduq
+{
+  CREATE MODULE Business IF NOT EXISTS;
+  CREATE MODULE Program IF NOT EXISTS;
+  CREATE SCALAR TYPE Business::`Group` EXTENDING enum<Development, FieldGrowth, FieldOperations, Finance, MarketingCommunications, OfficeOfThePresident, People, Technology> {
+      CREATE ANNOTATION std::description := 'Each group (formerly domain) within Seed Company. OrganizationGroup was avoided to not be ambiguous with our Organizations here.';
+  };
+  CREATE TYPE Program::Approver {
+      CREATE REQUIRED LINK user: default::User {
+          CREATE CONSTRAINT std::exclusive;
+      };
+      CREATE REQUIRED MULTI PROPERTY groups: Business::`Group`;
+      CREATE REQUIRED MULTI PROPERTY programs: Project::Type;
+      CREATE ANNOTATION std::description := 'Certain users are approvers on behalf of their group for certain programs / project types.';
+  };
+  ALTER TYPE default::Project {
+      CREATE MULTI LINK approvers := (SELECT
+          Program::Approver
+      FILTER
+          (default::Project.type IN .programs)
+      );
+      CREATE SINGLE LINK approver := (SELECT
+          .approvers FILTER
+              (.user = GLOBAL default::currentUser)
+      LIMIT
+          1
+      );
+  };
+  ALTER TYPE Project::ContextAware {
+      CREATE REQUIRED SINGLE PROPERTY isFinancialApprover := (EXISTS ((SELECT
+          .projectContext.projects.approver
+      FILTER
+          (Business::`Group`.Finance IN .groups)
+      )));
+  };
+};
diff --git a/dbschema/project.gel b/dbschema/project.gel
index 86ba87ffa2..dd0c67af02 100644
--- a/dbschema/project.gel
+++ b/dbschema/project.gel
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ module default {
     
     multi link members := .<project[is Project::Member];
     single link membership := (select .members filter .user = global default::currentUser limit 1);
-    
+
+    multi link approvers := (select Program::Approver filter Project.type in .programs);
+    single link approver := (select .approvers filter .user = global default::currentUser limit 1);
+
 #     multi link engagements := .<project[is Engagement];
     property engagementTotal := count(.<project[is Engagement]);
     
@@ -181,6 +184,10 @@ module Project {
       max(.projectContext.projects.ownSensitivity)
       ?? (.ownSensitivity ?? default::Sensitivity.High);
     required single property isMember := exists .projectContext.projects.membership;
+    required single property isFinancialApprover := exists (
+      select .projectContext.projects.approver
+      filter Business::Group.Finance in .groups
+    );
   }
   
   scalar type Type extending enum<