Project Grant 2320630
Award Date
9/1/23
Completion Date
8/31/26
Dollars Obligated
$1.2M
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
Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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