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 2023, App State’s external funding from grants and contracts totaled $22.3 million — 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kaaren Hayes |
High County United Way Parent to Parent Family Support Network |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$4,000 |
Dogwood Health Trust |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Tonya Coffey |
Scanning Probe Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis of Printed Semiconductor Materials |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy |
$9,999 |
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
March 2022 | |
|
Ronald Elmore |
CARES ACT Small Business Technology Development Center BPM 2021-7 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$15,591 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Support for Appalachian Senior Programs-Foster Grandparent Program |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$7,354 |
United Way of Wilkes County |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Katherine Mawhinney |
Math PATH Scholars |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematical Sciences |
$25,000 |
Ellucian Foundation |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Heather Ondercin |
Masculine and Feminine Attributes of Major Party Candidates: Understanding America's Changing Conceptualization of Candidates and Parties |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Government and Justice Studies |
$20,700 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell |
Arts Equity Project Grants |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Interdisciplinary Studies |
$5,700 |
North Carolina Arts Council |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. James Beeler |
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) Watauga |
Division of Academic Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$18,135 |
Young Eisner Scholars |
April 2022 | |
|
Dr. Jeremy Ferrell |
Promoting Integrated On-Farm Bioenergy Technologies |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment |
$76,396 |
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
April 2022 | |
|
Dr. Michael Reddish |
LEAPS-MPS: Determining All the Contributions of Adrenodoxin to Cytochrome P450 Catalysis |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences |
$249,840 |
National Science Foundation |
April 2022 |