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
Awardee | Project Title | College/School/Division | Award Amount | Sponsor | Date Awarded | |
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Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Senior Programs Foster Grandparent and Senior Companions |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$11,567 |
Alleghany County |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Senior Programs: Foster Grandparent and Senior Companions |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$2,786 |
Wilkes County |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Support for Appalachian Senior Programs |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$20,000 |
Ashe County |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Lynn Siefferman |
CESU - Acoustic Surveys and Public Outreach for Bats Affected by White Nose Syndrome at Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina Section |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$11,922 |
National Park Service |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Jennifer Geib |
Citizen Science Inventory of Pollinators: Flower Flies (Syrphidae) |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$5,000 |
National Park Service |
July 2021 | |
Kaaren Hayes |
Valle Country Fair |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network - High Country |
$3,000 |
Valle Country Fair |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Jennifer Burris |
Proposal for comprehensive site for physics teacher training Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy (former employee) |
$99,226 |
Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Rebecca Turpin |
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing Clinical Internship Pilot Project |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Nursing |
$3,000 |
Hospice and Home Care Foundation of North Carolina |
July 2021 | |
Dr. Teressa Sumrall |
Wrap Around Support for Student Families |
Reich College of Education Department of Family and Child Studies |
$98,099 |
U.S. Department of Education |
July 2021 | |
Corinne Smith |
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) |
Division of Academic Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$4,219,200 |
U.S. Department of Education |
July 2021 |