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 2024, App State’s external funding from grants and contracts totaled $25.8 million — a record for the university.
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. Betsy Rosenbalm |
ESSER II FUNDING |
Reich College of Education Public School Partnership |
$299,239 |
East Carolina University |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jessica Martell |
Building Market Channels for Local Food in the North Carolina High Country |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Interdisciplinary Studies |
$4,750 |
East Tennessee State University |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Shawn Bergman |
Partnership to Advance Safety Analytics |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology |
$8,284 |
Eastman Chemical Company |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. Shawn Bergman |
Partnership to Build Safety Analytics |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology |
$10,355 |
Elevate Textiles Inc. |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Katherine Mawhinney |
Math PATH Scholars |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematical Sciences |
$25,000 |
Ellucian Foundation |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa |
2021 Fulbright TEA Program-Uzbekistan |
Division of Academic Affairs Office of International Education and Development |
$8,131 |
Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) |
October 2021 | |
|
Dr. Andrew Heckert |
Using Tiny Triassic Fossils to Address Big Evolutionary Questions-Comparisons of Microvertebrate Assemblages from South Africa and Poland Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$34,430 |
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
September 2021 | |
|
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 | |
|
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 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Senior Companion Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$5,000 |
High Country United Way |
August 2021 |