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.
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. Carol Kline |
Rural Community Capacity |
Walker College of Business Department of Management |
$200,000 |
North Carolina Department of Commerce |
April 2022 | |
|
Ben Asma |
High-Risk Drinking Prevention Program 2022 |
Division of Student Affairs Department of Wellness and Prevention Services |
$10,000 |
International Town and Gown Association |
April 2022 | |
|
Dr. Maggie Sugg |
CAREER Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$6,000 |
National Science Foundation |
May 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 | |
|
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 | |
|
Dr. Elizabeth Shay |
North Carolina Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers of Excellence |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$13,025 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
May 2022 | |
|
Dr. Thomas Pegelow Kaplan |
Shoah Research, Education and Documentation |
College of Arts and Sciences Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (former employee) |
$21,000 |
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany |
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. 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 |