{"id":65793,"date":"2026-04-17T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/spaerc\/topics\/applications\/open-application\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:05:31","slug":"open-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/spaerc\/topics\/applications\/open-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Open an Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To open an application for viewing, click on its <strong>Application ID<\/strong>. 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