Conference Planning

Conference Approval

OVW established guidelines and policies to help recipients of OVW grants and cooperative agreements in planning meetings and conferences. The documents listed below are designed to help minimize costs of conferences funded by OVW and to provide tips for expediting the approval process for conferences funded under OVW cooperative agreements. 

• OVW Conference Costs Guidelines (PDF)
• OVW Instructions for DOJ-Sponsored Conference Request and Report Form (PDF), Oct 2018
• DOJ-Sponsored Conference Request and Report Form (Download Excel file)
• What's Delaying Your Conference Request and Other Frequently Asked Questions (PDF), 2014