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 2024, App State’s external funding from grants and contracts totaled $25.8 million — a record for the university.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marta Toran |
Convergence RAISE: Harnessing Extracellular Vesicle Mediated Interkingdom Communication |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$55,577 |
Duke University |
December 2021 | |
|
Dr. Leah Hamilton |
HudsonUp Learn more |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Social Work |
$57,318 |
Jain Family Institute |
December 2021 | |
|
Kaaren Hayes |
Supporting Families with Children who have Special Needs |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$13,000 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
December 2021 | |
|
Kaaren Hayes |
Vaya Health |
Reich College of Education Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country |
$8,000 |
Vaya Health |
December 2021 | |
|
Dr. Petia Bobadova |
Synthesis, Properties and Dynamics of BODIPY-based Fluorophores |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences |
$40,046 |
Louisiana State University |
December 2021 | |
|
Dr. Tracie McLemore Salinas |
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy: Transformative and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Math and Science Education Center |
$261,142 |
Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy |
December 2021 | |
|
Dr. Stacey Garrett |
SIRJD and Me: One Faculty Member's Journey to Move ACPA's Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization into Her Practice |
Reich College of Education Department of Leadership and Educational Studies |
$3,000 |
American College Personnel Association |
December 2021 | |
|
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 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
SBTDC BPM 2020-6 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$32,619 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. James Beeler |
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) Watauga |
Division of Academic Affairs College Access Partnerships |
$105,391 |
Young Eisner Scholars |
November 2021 |