Project Grant 2214216
Award Date
8/15/22
Completion Date
7/31/25
Dollars Obligated
$337K
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Social Behavioral and Economic Science
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Federal Grant Program
47.075
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Troy, NY, USA
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