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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. Elizabeth Shay |
North Carolina Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers of Excellence |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$13,025 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
May 2022 | |
|
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 | |
|
Dr. David Russell |
Home and Community Dementia Supports (HANDS): Rural Caregiver Experiences |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$14,387 |
Pennsylvania State University |
November 2021 | |
|
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. Andrew Koricich |
Stewards of Place Refresh |
Reich College of Education Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges |
$16,000 |
American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
December 2021 | |
|
Dr. James Beeler |
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) Watauga |
Division of Academic Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$18,135 |
Young Eisner Scholars |
April 2022 | |
|
Dr. Anna Muenchrath |
Communications Coordinator Project |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of English |
$18,819 |
Society for History, Authorship, Reading and Publishing |
January 2022 | |
|
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. Nicholas Shaw |
Proving Commercial Viability: The Use of Nano-Reactors in Peptide Synthesis |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences |
$19,543 |
North Carolina Biotechnology Center |
September 2021 | |
|
Dr. Amy Dellinger Page |
Support for Appalachian Senior Programs |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology |
$20,000 |
Ashe County |
July 2021 |