Project Grant DENE0009442

Award Date 10/1/23
Completion Date 9/30/26
Dollars Obligated $837K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Nuclear Energy
Federal Grant Program
81.121
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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