Project Grant T2946730

Award Date 9/15/22
Completion Date 9/14/25
Dollars Obligated $6M
Funding Federal Agency
Bureau of Health Professionals
Federal Grant Program
93.516
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Orangeburg, SC, USA
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