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. Maggie Sugg |
CAREER: The Geography of Mental Health: Understanding contextual, compositional, and external stressors Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$74,143 |
National Science Foundation |
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 Gangloff |
Declining Occupancy in Native Crayfishes: Elucidating the Role of an Invasive Crayfish |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$174,998 |
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
October 2021 | |
|
Kaaren Hayes |
High County United Way Parent to Parent FSN |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$4,000 |
High County United Way |
October 2021 | |
|
Dr. Xiaofei Tu |
App State - STARTALK Chinese Language and Culture Program Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
$166,956 |
National Security Agency Central Security Service |
September 2021 | |
|
Dr. Kimberly Money |
RCOE NCPF/TP3 Application Learn more |
Reich College of Education Department of Leadership and Educational Studies |
$260,108 |
North Carolina Principal Fellows Program |
September 2021 | |
|
Dr. Anne Fanatico |
Going Whole Hog: Strengthen and Expand Agricultural Training for Military Veterans Learn more |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Development |
$199,941 |
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
September 2021 | |
|
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 | |
|
Dr. Nicole Sonbert |
Appalachian Youth Chorale Connect |
Hayes School of Music Community Music School |
$2,500 |
American Choral Directors Association |
September 2021 | |
|
Dr. Michael Gangloff |
Macromia Margarita |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$9,999 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
September 2021 |