Project Grant 2421716
Award Date
9/15/24
Completion Date
8/31/28
Dollars Obligated
$411K
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Emerging Frontiers
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
Federal Grant Program
47.074
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Blacksburg, VA, USA
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