Project Grant 2219807
Award Date
8/1/22
Completion Date
7/31/24
Dollars Obligated
$2.4M
Federal Agency
Division of Engineering Education and Centers
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Elizabethtown, PA 17022, USA
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