Project Grant 2210464
Award Date
9/1/22
Completion Date
8/31/25
Dollars Obligated
$855K
Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Awardee
Yale Univ (FL6GV84CKN57)
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Hamden, CT 06511, USA
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