Project Grant 2417692
Award Date
9/1/24
Completion Date
8/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$369K
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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