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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. Thomas Pegelow Kaplan |
Southeastern German Studies Workshop 2022 - AFAvH Alumni Council Grant |
College of Arts and Sciences Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (former employee) |
$750 |
American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Crystal West |
Adaptations of the renin angiotensin system in pregnancy |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$118,662 |
American Heart Association |
August 2021 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Foster Grandparent Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$439,404 |
AmeriCorps |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Appalachian Senior Companion Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$292,598 |
AmeriCorps |
June 2022 | |
|
Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas |
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy: Transformative and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Math and Science Education Center |
$261,142 |
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy |
December 2021 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Support for Appalachian Senior Programs |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$20,000 |
Ashe County |
July 2021 | |
|
Dr. Kurt Michael |
Assessment, Support, and Counseling Center |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology (former employee) |
$22,000 |
Ashe County Board of Education |
October 2021 | |
|
Dr. Kurt Michael |
Rural School Mental Health Training and Service Provision in North Carolina |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology (former employee) |
$166,668 |
Ashe Schools |
December 2021 | |
|
Jason Lynch |
Exploring Relationships Among Trauma Exposure, Resilience, and First-Year Student Success at Historically Black Universities |
Reich College of Education Department of Leadership and Educational Studies |
$3,500 |
Association of College and University Housing Officers-International |
August 2021 | |
|
Dr. Owen Ash Morgan |
Economic Impact of Blowing Rock Annual Horse Show |
Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis |
$12,250 |
Blowing Rock Horse Show Foundation |
February 2022 |