Project Grant DP2GM159182
Award Date
9/1/24
Completion Date
8/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$1.5M
Funding Federal Agency
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
Awarding Federal Agency
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Awardee
Yale Univ (FL6GV84CKN57)
Federal Grant Program
93.859
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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