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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 | |
|
Dr. James Beeler |
Appalachian College Advising Corps (21-22 Academic Year) |
Division of Academic Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$721,395 |
National College Advising Corps |
October 2021 | |
|
Bryan Belcher |
2022 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Learn more |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Human Services |
$552,322 |
Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Community Living |
May 2022 | |
|
Aaron Gersonde |
Appalachian Upward Bound Classic |
Division of Student Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$474,971 |
U.S. Department of Education |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Julie Hasson |
Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative Proposal - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Learn more |
Reich College of Education Department of Leadership and Educational Studies |
$470,000 |
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools |
March 2022 | |
|
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 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Foster Grandparent Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$439,404 |
AmeriCorps |
June 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 | |
|
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. Leah Hamilton |
Qualitative Evaluation of Georgia Resilience and Opportunity (GRO) Fund: Insights on the Effects of a Guaranteed Income Program for Low-Income Black Women in Georgia |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Social Work |
$350,505 |
GiveDirectly |
May 2022 |