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.
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. Andrea Anderson |
Lucy Brock CDLP Collaborative with Watauga County Schools |
Reich College of Education Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program |
$258,500 |
The Children's Council of Watauga County |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Dieter Weber |
Hands-On Laboratory Skills |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences |
$3,000 |
American Chemical Society |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Alice Wright |
Archaeological Survey, Testing, and Reporting of Rock Shelters in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology |
$86,000 |
USDA - National Forests in North Carolina |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Steven Seagle |
Blacklegged Tick And Lyme Disease In Jackson, Macon, Mecklenburg and Union Counties, NC |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$25,000 |
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. David Nieman |
Influence of Astaxanthin Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Inflammation and Skin Health |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$287,602 |
LycoRed LTD |
November 2021 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
SBTDC BPM 2021-5 (State) |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$72,135 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
November 2021 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
SBTDC BPM 2020-6 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$32,619 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. James Beeler |
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) Watauga |
Division of Academic Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$105,391 |
Young Eisner Scholars |
November 2021 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
CARES ACT SBTDC BPM 2021-6 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$41,151 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Sarah Carmichael |
"CSI Devonian" - testing Late Devonian ocean anoxia proxies across different paleoenvironments Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$459,988 |
National Science Foundation |
November 2021 |