Project Grant 2110497
Award Date
9/1/21
Completion Date
8/31/24
Dollars Obligated
$830K
Funding Federal Agency
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Awardee
Barnard College (LPQ1NHRK78M9)
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
New York, NY 10027, USA
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