Project Grant 2308793

Award Date 9/1/24
Completion Date 8/31/27
Dollars Obligated $193K
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504, USA
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