App State faculty and staff routinely receive grant funding from state, regional and national organizations, as well as business and industry sponsors, in support of their research, creative and/or scholarly endeavors. These projects span a variety of disciplines — STEM, the arts and humanities, and business, to name a few — and have far-reaching impact.
In 2021, App State’s external funding from grants and contracts totaled nearly $37 million — an institutional record. App State received $19.5 million through externally funded grants and contracts in 2022, the second highest amount in university history.
Browse externally awarded grants/contracts in the table below and use the search field to filter awarded grants/contracts by campus unit.
To read more about externally funded projects at App State, visit Appalachian Today, the university’s news and events website.
2021-2022
2021-2022
| Awardee | Project Title | College/School/Division | Award Amount | Sponsor | Date Awarded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. Johnnie Lotesta |
Rightward in the Rustbelt: Political Parties, Policy and the Crisis of Representation |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$28,629 |
Harvard University |
June 2022 | |
|
Sharon Jensen |
Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund (UNC Resilience Grants) - Longleaf Complete Summer Aid Grant |
Division of Academic Affairs Summer Sessions |
$144,984 |
University of North Carolina System Office |
June 2022 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
CARES ACT Small Business Technology Development Center BPM 2022-1 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$390,803 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Baker Perry |
Supplement to Climate-Glacier Interactions on Nevado Ausangate, Peru |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$27,330 |
National Geographic Society |
June 2022 | |
|
Aaron Gersonde |
Appalachian Upward Bound Classic |
Division of Student Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$474,971 |
U.S. Department of Education |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Support for Appalachian Senior Programs - Foster Grandparent Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$7,354 |
United Way of Wilkes County |
June 2022 | |
|
Kaaren Hayes |
Vaya Health |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$2,688 |
Vaya Health |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jaewon Oh |
Snow Loss Reduction of PV Systems by Pulse Heating Technique |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment |
$276,322 |
U.S. Department of Energy |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jamie Russell |
Reducing Energy Burden in the High Country |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment |
$292,636 |
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Foster Grandparent Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$439,404 |
AmeriCorps |
June 2022 |