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. Colin Kelley |
Connecting West Africa Users to Cutting Edge Resources: Integrating Satellite Observations and Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecasts to Enhance Agricultural and Pastoral Water-Management Decision-Making Using 21st Century Agro-Pastoral Water Deficit Predictions |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$25,775 |
University of California at Santa Barbara |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Maggie Sugg |
A Causal Analysis of the Complex Mental Health Impacts of the Climate Crisis in Young People |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$413,598 |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
February 2022 | |
|
Denise Ringler |
Schaefer Center Loss of Revenue Sales |
Office of Arts and Cultural Programs |
$331,919 |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
February 2022 | |
|
Denise Ringler |
Schaefer Center Loss of Revenue Sales |
Office of Arts and Cultural Programs |
$165,959 |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Brook Harmon |
Integrating Religious/Spiritual Identifiers within the Electronic Medical Records of an Inpatient Medical System in the Mid-South |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management |
$40,592 |
Methodist Healthcare Foundation |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa |
2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute |
Office of International Education and Development |
$156,005 |
USAID International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) |
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 |
$10,673 |
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Michael Reddish |
ASCEND - Appalachian State CURE for Enzyme Discoveries |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences |
$30,948 |
University of North Carolina System Office |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Christopher Hogan |
Microgrants for Student Off-Campus Counseling Referrals |
Division of Student Affairs Counseling and Psychological Services Center |
$22,000 |
University of North Carolina System Office |
February 2022 | |
|
Kaaren Hayes |
State Appropriations |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$2,556 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
February 2022 |