Funding

Appalachian State University, Chancellor’s Scholars Program: Identifying Community Needs in the Wake of Hurricane Helene: Supporting Overburdened Populations | PI(s): E. Lamont, D. Russell, J. Tyson, M. Sugg (Pending: $25,000) 2025

NC DHHS: Innovative Approaches Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs in Transition and Emergency Preparedness; Role: Co-PI (Awarded: $110,333 for three years; totaling $330,999) 2025-2028

NC DHHS; Title: High Country Older Adult Mental Health Initiative; Role: PI (Awarded: $499,968) 2025-2028

NIH R61/R33; Title: Enhancing Rural Healthcare Resilience Post Hurricane Helene: Addressing Barriers and Improving Recovery Strategies for Flood-Affected Communities in Appalachia; Role: Co-PI (PENDING: $1.7 Million) 2025-2028

HAZARD Grant Colorado University/NIH; Title: Mental Health of Community Volunteers in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene; Role: Co-PI (Awarded $50,000) 2025

HIRSA through Appalachian Institute of Health and Wellness Funding; Title: Zoning Simulation to Support Housing Development and Transportation CO2 Emissions Reduction in Mountain Communities; Role: Co-PI (Awarded $10,000) 2024-2025

PCORI Grant Letter of Interest; Title: Enhancing Perinatal Mental Health in Western North Carolina through Community Engagement; Role: PI (Denied $1 Million)

ORAU Innovation Partnerships Award; Title: Conference on Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities in Rural Central and Southcentral Appalachia; Role: Co-PI (Awarded $4,000) 2024

CDC and AmeriCorps; Title: Public Health AmeriCorps at Appalachian State; Role: Lead PI (Awarded $346,112 annually for three years, totaling $1.1 million) 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 (Submitted another 3-year cycle in 2025)

University Research Council; Title: Uncovering Maternal Healthcare Deserts: A Geospatial Exploration of Access Disparities in the United States; Role: Co-PI (Awarded $5,000) 2024

NC Division of Health and Human Services MRC STTRONG; Title: Enhancing the Appalachian Medical Reserve Corps; Role: Lead PI (Awarded $145,000) 2023 and 2024

NC Division of Health and Human Services Grant; Title: HBCU Health Equity Data Consortium; Role: Co-investigator (Awarded $132,000) 2023 and 2024

HRSA; Title: Rural Health Network Planning Grant; Supporting Health Equity in Quality Improvement through Stockholder Engagement; Role: Co-PI (Awarded 100,000) 2023 and 2024