Project Grant 2128398
Award Date
1/1/22
Completion Date
12/31/24
Dollars Obligated
$210K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Social Behavioral and Economic Science
Federal Grant Program
47.075
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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