Project Grant DENE0009511

Award Date 8/1/24
Completion Date 9/30/27
Dollars Obligated $900K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Nuclear Energy
Federal Grant Program
81.121
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Raleigh, NC, USA
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