Project Grant 2346727
Award Date
8/15/24
Completion Date
7/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$214K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Integrative Activities
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Social Behavioral and Economic Science
Federal Grant Program
47.083
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
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