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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dr. David Nieman |
Influence of Astaxanthin Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Inflammation and Skin Health |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology |
$287,602 |
LycoRed LTD |
November 2021 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
SBTDC BPM 2021-5 (State) |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$72,135 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
November 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 | |
|
Ron Elmore |
CARES ACT SBTDC BPM 2021-6 |
Small Business Technology Development Center (former employee) |
$41,151 |
North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Sarah Carmichael |
"CSI Devonian" - testing Late Devonian ocean anoxia proxies across different paleoenvironments Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$459,988 |
National Science Foundation |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Erin Bouldin |
Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium & Home Excellence Resource Center to Advance, Redefine, and Evaluate Non-Institutional Care |
Beaver College of Health Sciences Department of Public Health and Exercise Science (former employee) |
$11,740 |
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. David Dickinson |
Insufficient Sleep and Dietary Choices: An Ecologically Valid Examination of the Decision Foundations of Eating Behaviors when Sleep Restricted Learn more |
Walker College of Business Department of Economics |
$142,315 |
National Science Foundation |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. William Anderson |
Groundwater Resources of Watauga County |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
$1,500 |
Watauga County |
November 2021 | |
|
Dr. Maggie Sugg |
CAREER: The Geography of Mental Health: Understanding contextual, compositional, and external stressors Learn more |
College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography and Planning |
$74,143 |
National Science Foundation |
October 2021 |