Project Grant 2232731
Award Date
8/1/22
Completion Date
7/31/23
Dollars Obligated
$200K
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Social Behavioral and Economic Science
Federal Grant Program
47.075
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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