Project Grant 2048669
Award Date
6/1/21
Completion Date
5/31/24
Dollars Obligated
$519K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Environmental Biology
Awardee
Brown University (E3FDXZ6TBHW3)
Federal Grant Program
47.074
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Providence, RI 02912, USA
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