Project Grant SSL20024GR0017

Award Date 9/30/24
Completion Date 9/30/25
Dollars Obligated $309K
Funding Federal Agency
Bureau of African Affairs
Awarding Federal Agency
US Embassy Freetown
Federal Grant Program
19.662
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Sierra Leone
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