Project Grant P116W230082
Award Date
1/1/24
Completion Date
12/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$1.9M
Federal Agency
Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Grant Program
84.116
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Elizabethtown, KY, USA
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