Venue & Accommodations

HOTEL & MEETING LOCATION DETAILS:
Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown

610 North 7th Street,
St. Louis, MO 63101
(See on map.)
Phone: 1-314-269-5900

**Rooms within our room block are currently sold out. Please call 1-314-269-5900 to check Embassy Suites availability.

NEARBY HOTELS:
HOTEL MAGNOLIA ST. LOUIS
421 North 8th Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63101 United States
Phone: (1)(314) 436-9000

HAMPTON INN ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN (AT GATEWAY ARCH)
333 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63102 USA
TEL: +1-314-621-7900

Embassy Suites Parking Details:
Valet parking is available for Federal Grants Forum guests for $30. Area garages are also available for self parking.

Closest Airport:
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FROM/TO AIRPORT/EMBASSY SUITES:
GO BEST Express offers negotiated rates of 20% off for advanced reservations exclusively for our guests. To receive the discounted rate you can book online - https://gobestexpress.com/reservations?code=EMBASSYDT - or by calling 1-877-785-4682 when you provide discount code EMBASSYDT. The shuttle leaves the St. Louis Lambert Airport approximately every 15 to 30 minutes, and from the Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown to St. Louis Lambert Airport by reservation only.

Super Shuttle - minimum charge of $17
Subway/Rail - minimum charge of $2.50
Taxi - minimum charge of $40

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO EMBASSY SUITES:
From IL, I-64 West, I-70 West or I-55 South:
Exit 2C toward Martin Luther King Bridge. Turn right on 3rd Street. Turn left onto Cole. Slight left on N Broadway. Right onto Convention Plaza. 2nd left on 7th St. Hotel entrance will be on your left.

FROM MO, I-44 East or I-55 North:
Take Exit #292 3rd Street/Washington Ave. Stay straight to go onto 3rd St. Take the 2nd left onto Eads Bridge. Stay straight to go onto Washington Avenue. Turn right on 7th St. Hotel entrance will be on your right.

FROM MO, I-70 East/Lambert St. Louis International Airport:
Drive to downtown St. Louis and exit right at Broadway Exit #249C. Continue on Broadway to Washington Avenue and turn right. Drive 2 blocks and turn right on 7th Street. Hotel entrance will be on your right.

FROM MO, I-64 East:
Take 6th Street Exit #40B. Turn right on Gratiot Street then right on 7th Street. Continue straight on Stadium Plaza then again on 7th Street. Cross Washington Avenue. Hotel entrance will be on your right.

 

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FORUM DETAILS
When:
Conference: May 2 & 3
Post-Conference Workshop: May 4
Where:
Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown
610 North 7th Street, St. Louis, MO 63101
CPE Credits:
Up to 15 NASBA CPEs & 15 GPCI CEUs
Who Should Attend:
Executive Directors CFOs Finance VPs Accountants Controllers Auditors Procurement Managers Grants Directors
Contracts Representatives Grants Specialists Grants Managers Grants Coordinators Grant Writers Strategic Planners Program Managers Title I Coordinators
What's Included:
  • Two days of expert-led grants training
  • Networking opportunities during provided breakfasts, lunches, and optional dutch-treat dinner
  • Optional half-day post-conference "deep dive" workshop the day after the Forum
  • BONUS! A print copy of the Uniform Guidance - a $49 value!
  • BONUS! Thompson's Grants Quick Start Toolkit to help you through the entire grants lifecycle - a $249 value!
  • BONUS! Four months of digital access to Thompson's Grants Compliance Expert Suite - an $596 value! (New subscribers only.)
Registration:
Early Bird Rate through April 2nd:
$795 Forum
$1095 Forum + Post-Conference Workshop

Standard Rate after April 2nd:
$895 Forum
$1195 Forum + Post-Conference Workshop

Post-Conference Workshop Only:
$395
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If you are not able to attend for any reason, please notify us as soon as possible. Conference cancellations received 10 business days prior to the event are fully refundable. All other cancellations are non-refundable.