Project Grant 2450426
Award Date
7/15/25
Completion Date
6/30/29
Dollars Obligated
$1.6M
Funding Federal Agency
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations
Federal Grant Program
47.070
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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