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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Denise Ringler |
Schaefer Center Loss of Revenue Sales |
Office of Arts and Cultural Programs |
$331,919 |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
February 2022 | |
|
Denise Ringler |
Schaefer Center Loss of Revenue Sales |
Office of Arts and Cultural Programs |
$165,959 |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Brook Harmon |
Integrating Religious/Spiritual Identifiers within the Electronic Medical Records of an Inpatient Medical System in the Mid-South |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management |
$40,592 |
Methodist Healthcare Foundation |
February 2022 | |
|
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. Jill Juris |
BRIDGE2Health: An intergenerational mentoring program |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education |
$30,962 |
Ohio State University |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. Rahman Tashakkori |
App State Multipurpose Apiary Informatics System (AppMAIS) Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Computer Science |
$249,987 |
University of North Carolina System Office |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. Shawn Bergman |
EBP Research Support |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology |
$49,727 |
Vela Institute |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. Shawn Bergman |
Partnership to Advance Safety Analytics |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology |
$8,284 |
Eastman Chemical Company |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. Hannah Reeder |
Literacy Innovation Leaders |
Reich College of Education Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork |
$200,000 |
University of North Carolina System Office |
January 2022 | |
|
Kaaren Hayes |
Parent Liaison |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$4,302 |
Watauga County Schools |
January 2022 |