Project Grant 2326024
Award Date
9/1/23
Completion Date
8/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$943K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Social Behavioral and Economic Science
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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