Project Grant 2217246
Award Date
8/1/22
Completion Date
7/31/25
Dollars Obligated
$2.1M
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Emerging Frontiers
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
Federal Grant Program
47.074
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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