Project Grant 2401005
Award Date
8/1/24
Completion Date
7/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$1M
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport System
Awardee
Lehigh University (E13MDBKHLDB5)
Federal Grant Program
47.041
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Fountain Hill, PA 18015, USA
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