Project Grant 2215716

Award Date 9/15/22
Completion Date 8/31/23
Dollars Obligated $303K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Earth Sciences
Federal Grant Program
47.050
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Moorhead, MN 56562, USA
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