Project Grant 2418942
Award Date
9/1/24
Completion Date
8/31/26
Dollars Obligated
$250K
Funding Federal Agency
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Materials Research
Awardee
Towson University (LC3SFMP2L798)
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Baltimore, MD 21252, USA
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