Project Grant 2302075
Award Date
7/1/23
Completion Date
6/30/26
Dollars Obligated
$488K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Integrative Activities
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Federal Grant Program
47.083
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
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