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. 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