Same here I use my grants as a free vacation. Last one lasted 5 days, and I only went there for 2.5 days, rest of the time I was just rollen around the city bullshitten.
I'll be at SACNAS conference, hosted in Seattle this October. Turned in my abstract. I think I may just go the day I present. Rest of the time, I'm fucken going on some journey.
Basically a under 500 word paragraph about your research in a nutshell. From there they see if they like what your bring to the table. I think my abstract was 250 words.