Project Grant 2206292
Award Date
8/15/22
Completion Date
7/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$1.6M
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Environmental Biology
Federal Grant Program
47.075
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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