Project Grant 2432428
Award Date
9/1/24
Completion Date
8/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$2.4M
Funding Federal Agency
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Astronomical Sciences
Federal Grant Program
47.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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