Project Grant 2239205
Award Date
7/15/23
Completion Date
6/30/28
Dollars Obligated
$400K
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Astronomical Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Dockweiler, CA 90007, USA
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