Project Grant 2308974
Award Date
8/15/24
Completion Date
7/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$141K
Funding Federal Agency
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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