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. Michael Reddish |
Differential Inhibition of Human P450 27A1 for Breast Cancer Treatment Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences |
$20,000 |
North Carolina Biotechnology Center |
August 2021 | |
|
Dr. Heather Ondercin |
Masculine and Feminine Attributes of Major Party Candidates: Understanding America's Changing Conceptualization of Candidates and Parties |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Government and Justice Studies |
$20,700 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
March 2022 | |
|
Dr. Thomas Pegelow Kaplan |
Shoah Research, Education and Documentation |
College of Arts and Sciences Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies (former employee) |
$21,000 |
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany |
May 2022 | |
|
Dr. Anne Fanatico |
Novel microbubble technology to reduce contamination of poultry products and fresh produce for small and medium veteran farmers |
College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Sustainable Development |
$21,899 |
University of Connecticut |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. Kurt Michael |
Assessment, Support, and Counseling Center |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology (former employee) |
$22,000 |
Ashe County Board of Education |
October 2021 | |
|
Dr. Christopher Hogan |
Microgrants for Student Off-Campus Counseling Referrals |
Division of Student Affairs Counseling and Psychological Services Center |
$22,000 |
University of North Carolina System Office |
February 2022 | |
|
Dr. Johnathan Sugg |
Mapping Geographies of Climate Advocacy and Outreach |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$22,075 |
Protect our Winters |
January 2022 | |
|
Dr. John Jameson |
Alleghany Assessment, Support, and Counseling Center |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology |
$23,231 |
Alleghany County Schools |
October 2021 | |
|
Dr. Steven Seagle |
Blacklegged Tick And Lyme Disease In Jackson, Macon, Mecklenburg and Union Counties, NC |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$25,000 |
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Katherine Mawhinney |
Math PATH Scholars |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematical Sciences |
$25,000 |
Ellucian Foundation |
March 2022 |