Project Grant R01MD019281
Award Date
9/19/24
Completion Date
4/30/25
Dollars Obligated
$1.5M
Funding Federal Agency
Office of the Director
Awarding Federal Agency
National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities
Awardee
Brown University (E3FDXZ6TBHW3)
Federal Grant Program
93.310
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Providence, RI 02912, USA
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