Project Grant 2206920
Award Date
8/1/22
Completion Date
7/31/25
Dollars Obligated
$2.4M
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
Federal Grant Program
47.074
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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