diff --git a/atst/forms/fields.py b/atst/forms/fields.py
index 0714c847..9ac4371b 100644
--- a/atst/forms/fields.py
+++ b/atst/forms/fields.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from wtforms.fields.html5 import DateField
-from wtforms.fields import Field
+from wtforms.fields import Field, SelectField as SelectField_
 from wtforms.widgets import TextArea
 
 from atst.domain.date import parse_date
@@ -41,3 +41,13 @@ class NewlineListField(Field):
             self.data = "\n".join(value)
         else:
             self.data = value
+
+
+class SelectField(SelectField_):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        render_kw = kwargs.get("render_kw", {})
+        kwargs["render_kw"] = {
+            **render_kw,
+            "required": False
+        }
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/atst/forms/financial.py b/atst/forms/financial.py
index 0f8c7715..8a444bf7 100644
--- a/atst/forms/financial.py
+++ b/atst/forms/financial.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import re
 from wtforms.fields.html5 import EmailField
-from wtforms.fields import StringField, SelectField
-from wtforms.validators import Required, Email, InputRequired, Regexp
+from wtforms.fields import StringField
+from wtforms.validators import Required, Email, InputRequired, Regexp, DataRequired
 
 from atst.domain.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from atst.domain.pe_numbers import PENumbers
 
-from .fields import NewlineListField
+from .fields import NewlineListField, SelectField
 from .forms import ValidatedForm
 
 
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ class FinancialForm(ValidatedForm):
             ("PROC", "Procurement (PROC)"),
             ("OTHER", "Other"),
         ],
-        validators=[InputRequired()]
+        validators=[Required()],
+        render_kw={"required": False}
     )
 
     funding_type_other = StringField("If other, please specify")