Project Grant 2418224

Award Date 9/1/24
Completion Date 8/31/26
Dollars Obligated $202K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Chemistry
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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