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.

To read more about externally funded projects at App State, visit Appalachian Today, the university’s news and events website.

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2021-2022

Awardee Project Title College/School/Division Award Amount Sponsor Date Awarded
Dr. Christine
Hendren
Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS)
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Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
$99,054
North Carolina State University
November 2021
Dr. David
Russell
Home and Community Dementia Supports (HANDS): Rural Caregiver Experiences
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology
$14,387
Pennsylvania State University
November 2021
Marta
Toran
Convergence RAISE: Harnessing Extracellular Vesicle Mediated Interkingdom Communication
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
$55,577
Duke University
December 2021
Dr. Leah
Hamilton
HudsonUp
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Beaver College of Health Sciences
Department of Social Work
$57,318
Jain Family Institute
December 2021
Kaaren
Hayes
Supporting Families with Children who have Special Needs
Reich College of Education
Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country
$13,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
December 2021
Kaaren
Hayes
Vaya Health
Reich College of Education
Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country
$8,000
Vaya Health
December 2021
Dr. Petia
Bobadova
Synthesis, Properties and Dynamics of BODIPY-based Fluorophores
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences
$40,046
Louisiana State University
December 2021
Dr. Tracie McLemore
Salinas
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy: Transformative and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
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College of Arts and Sciences
Math and Science Education Center
$261,142
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy
December 2021
Dr. Stacey
Garrett
SIRJD and Me: One Faculty Member's Journey to Move ACPA's Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization into Her Practice
Reich College of Education
Department of Leadership and Educational Studies
$3,000
American College Personnel Association
December 2021
Dr. Andrew
Koricich
Stewards of Place Refresh
Reich College of Education
Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges
$16,000
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
December 2021