Project Grant 2206322
Award Date
12/1/22
Completion Date
11/30/25
Dollars Obligated
$237K
Funding Federal Agency
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Astronomical Sciences
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Knoxville, TN 37916, USA
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