Project Grant 2309039
Award Date
11/1/23
Completion Date
10/31/28
Dollars Obligated
$633K
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
Federal Grant Program
47.074
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Albany, CA 94710, USA
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