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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. Jon Davenport |
Predicting the Persistence of Salamanders: Consequences of Phenological Shifts for Species of Management Concern on Department of Defense Lands |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$13,811 |
United States Geological Survey |
September 2021 | |
|
Kyra Patel |
North Carolina Problem Gambling Program College and University Grant 2021-2022 |
Division of Student Affairs Department of Wellness and Prevention Services |
$5,000 |
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
September 2021 | |
|
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 | |
|
Dr. James Russell |
Supplement: Exploring the Full Value of PV + Storage for LMI Households: A North Carolina Pilot |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment |
$58,671 |
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
September 2021 | |
|
Dr. Andrew Heckert |
Using Tiny Triassic Fossils to Address Big Evolutionary Questions-Comparisons of Microvertebrate Assemblages from South Africa and Poland Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$34,430 |
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
September 2021 | |
|
Dr. Derek Martin |
Large woody debris in low-gradient floodplain rivers: Spatial distribution, physical controls, and geomorphic effects |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$38,172 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
September 2021 | |
|
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 |