Cuny Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a private, not-for-profit educational corporation that administers grants and contracts for sponsored research programs at the City University of New York's 23 colleges and professional schools. (In 2008 awards totaled more than $344 million.) The organization focuses on supporting research in such areas as natural and social sciences, program evaluation, software development, and training and job placement. Through GrantsPlus, the foundation provides grant administration services for other schools, membership organizations, and other not-for-profits. RFCUNY was chartered by New York State in 1963.