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.

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2021-2022

Awardee Project Title College/School/Division Award Amount Sponsor Date Awarded
Kaaren
Hayes
Vaya Health
Reich College of Education
Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country
$8,000
Vaya Health
December 2021
Kaaren
Hayes
Valle Country Fair
Reich College of Education
Parent to Parent Family Support Network - High Country
$3,000
Valle Country Fair
July 2021
Dr. Amy Dellinger
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Appalachian Senior Programs
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Sociology
$3,000
Valle Country Fair
August 2021
Dr. Erin
Bouldin
Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium & Home Excellence Resource Center to Advance, Redefine, and Evaluate Non-Institutional Care
Beaver College of Health Sciences
Department of Public Health and Exercise Science (former employee)
$11,740
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
November 2021
Dr. Anne
Fanatico
Going Whole Hog: Strengthen and Expand Agricultural Training for Military Veterans
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College of Fine and Applied Arts
Department of Sustainable Development
$199,941
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
September 2021
Dr. Alice
Wright
Archaeological Survey, Testing, and Reporting of Rock Shelters in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest
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College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Anthropology
$86,000
USDA - National Forests in North Carolina
November 2021
Dr. Jesse
Lutabingwa
2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute
Office of International Education and Development
$156,005
USAID International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
February 2022
Dr. David
McEvoy
Collaborative Research: Implications of Solar Radiation Management for Strategic Behavior and Climate Governance
Walker College of Business
Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis
$10,000
University of Wyoming
October 2021
Dr. Scott
Marshall
Enhancements to the Community Fault Model (CFM) and its IT infrastructure to support SCEC science
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
$19,490
University of Southern California Earthquake Center
October 2021
Dr. Michael
Reddish
ASCEND - Appalachian State CURE for Enzyme Discoveries
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences
$30,948
University of North Carolina System Office
February 2022