Project Grant 2432476
Award Date
1/1/25
Completion Date
12/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$2.3M
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
Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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