Project Grant 2316374

Award Date 9/1/23
Completion Date 8/31/27
Dollars Obligated $802K
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Emerging Frontiers
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Environmental Biology
Federal Grant Program
47.074
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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