Project Grant 2049164
Award Date
9/1/21
Completion Date
8/31/23
Dollars Obligated
$980K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Social Behavioral and Economic Science
Awardee
Westat, Inc. (NVUWAFWQ57S5)
Federal Grant Program
47.075
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Potomac, MD 20850, USA
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