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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cathia Silver |
2020-2025 Student Support Services Learn more |
University College TRIO Student Support Services |
$338,780 |
U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education |
September 2021 | |
|
Denise Ringler |
Schaefer Center Loss of Revenue Sales |
Office of Arts and Cultural Programs |
$331,919 |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. David Nieman |
Countermeasure Influence of 4-Weeks Cranberry Ingestion on Immune Dysfunction, Inflammation and Muscle Damage Induced by Intensive Running |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$326,120 |
Ocean Spray |
March 2022 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
SBTDC BPM 2021-4 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$318,067 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
September 2021 | |
|
Aaron Gersonde |
Upward Bound Math and Science |
College Access Partnerships, Upward Bound |
$312,480 |
U.S. Department of Education |
August 2021 | |
|
Moriah Stegall |
Child Care Stabilization Grants |
Division of Student Affairs Child Development Center |
$310,374 |
North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm |
ESSER II FUNDING |
Reich College of Education Public School Partnership |
$299,239 |
East Carolina University |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jamie Russell |
Reducing Energy Burden in the High Country |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment |
$292,636 |
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Senior Companion Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$292,598 |
AmeriCorps |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. David Nieman |
Influence of Astaxanthin Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Inflammation and Skin Health |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$287,602 |
LycoRed LTD |
November 2021 |