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 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.

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2021-2022

Awardee Project Title College/School/Division Award Amount Sponsor Date Awarded
Dr. Jennifer
Burris
Proposal for comprehensive site for physics teacher training
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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
Dr. Sarah
Evans
Collaborative Research: RUI: Zero-order to first-order: Hydrologic drivers of surface-subsurface storage dynamics in thawing permafrost landscapes
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Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
$276,373
National Science Foundation
July 2021
Dr. Melissa
Gutschall
Healthier Lives through Improved Nutrition
Beaver College of Health Sciences
Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management
$9,832
Hunger and Health Coalition Inc.
July 2021
Dr. Jesse
Lutabingwa
2020-2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute for young African leaders, virtual programming and alumni engagement
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Division of Academic Affairs
Office of International Education and Development
$87,724
U.S. Department of State
July 2021
Dr. Katherine
Mawhinney
Collaborative Research: Co-Designing for Statewide Alignment of a Vision for High Quality Mathematics Instruction (VISIONS)
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Mathematical Sciences
$109,734
National Science Foundation
July 2021
Elisabeth
Cavallaro
Enhancing Mental Well-being Through Online Gaming Communities
Division of Student Affairs
Department of Wellness and Prevention Services
$1,750
American College Health Foundation
July 2021
Dr. Amy Dellinger
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Appalachian Senior Programs Foster Grandparent and Senior Companions
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology
$11,567
Alleghany County
July 2021