Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY)

The rf provides services to campus-related organizations across 31 suny locations and to rf affiliates - separate, private corporations that support campus goals to conduct collaborative Research projects, empower small business incubation, and manage and develop real estate. The rf offers human resources/payroll and purchasing/payables administrative services to these organizations. Campus-related organizations are created to support suny's mission; examples of such organizations are campus foundations and clinical practice plans at The suny medical institutions. Approximately 1,800 individuals were employed by The rf for these program services. The rf also administers grants and contracts such as scholarships and fellowships for suny students that are funded by external sponsors and administers programs such as The suny technology accelerator fund (taf), which enables faculty inventors and scientists to demonstrate that their promising ideas have commercial potential through feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing. The remaining approximately 2,800 individuals employed by The rf were mainly corporate staff supporting The programs described in lines 4a through 4d. for more information about The rf go to www.rfsuny.org.