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. David Nieman |
Influence of 8-Week Cranberry Supplementation on the Antibody Response to Influenza Vaccination and Ex-Vivo Viral Defense |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$4,140 |
Ocean Spray |
October 2021 | |
|
Dr. Jaewon Oh |
Developing PID susceptibility models for Bifacial PV module technologies |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment |
$89,808 |
University of Central Florida |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Andrea Anderson |
Child Care Stabilization Grants |
Reich College of Education Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program |
$268,444 |
North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Andrea Anderson |
Lucy Brock CDLP Collaborative with Watauga County Schools |
Reich College of Education Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program |
$12,945 |
The Children's Council of Watauga County |
November 2021 | |
|
Moriah Stegall |
Child Care Stabilization Grants |
Division of Student Affairs Child Development Center |
$310,374 |
North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Christine Hendren |
Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Learn more |
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$99,054 |
North Carolina State University |
November 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 | |
|
Dr. Jessica Martell |
Building Market Channels for Local Food in the North Carolina High Country |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Interdisciplinary Studies |
$4,750 |
East Tennessee State University |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Baker Perry |
Ongoing Maintenance of Automatic Weather Stations in the Khumbu Region of Nepal Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$119,924 |
National Geographic Society |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Andrea Anderson |
Lucy Brock CDLP Collaborative with Watauga County Schools |
Reich College of Education Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory Program |
$258,500 |
The Children's Council of Watauga County |
November 2021 |