Awarded External Grants & Contracts

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 fiscal year 2023, App State’s external funding from grants and contracts totaled $22.3 million — 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.

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2021-2022

Awardee Project Title College/School/Division Award Amount Sponsor Date Awarded
Dr. Betsy
Rosenbalm
ESSER II FUNDING
Reich College of Education
Public School Partnership
$299,239
East Carolina University
March 2022
Dr. David
Nieman
Influence of 2-Weeks Mango Ingestion on Inflammation Resolution After Vigorous Exercise
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology
$170,060
National Mango Board
March 2022
Dr. Amy Dellinger
Page
Appalachian Foster Grandparent Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology
$3,000
Dogwood Health Trust
March 2022
Dr. Amy Dellinger
Page
Appalachian Senior Companion Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology
$5,000
Dogwood Health Trust
March 2022
Kaaren
Hayes
High County United Way Parent to Parent Family Support Network
Reich College of Education
Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country
$4,000
Dogwood Health Trust
March 2022
Dr. Tonya
Coffey
Scanning Probe Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis of Printed Semiconductor Materials
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Physics and Astronomy
$9,999
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
March 2022
Dr. Thomas Pegelow
Kaplan
14th Southeast German Studies Consortium Workshop
College of Arts and Sciences
Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (former employee)
$500
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
February 2022
Dr. Andrea
Anderson
Child and Adult Care Food Program - Lucy Brock Child Development Food Program
Reich College of Education
Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program
$853
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
February 2022
Dr. Amy Dellinger
Page
Support for Appalachian Senior Programs-Senior Companion Program
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology
$8,820
United Way of Wilkes County
February 2022
Dr. Christine
Hendren
AccelNet Implementation: International Network For Researching, Advancing and Assessing Materials for Environmental Sustainability (INFRAMES)
Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics
$9,410
Duke University
February 2022