Primary Recipient

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Amount

$750,000.00

Award Date

7/24/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

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