The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York
NY Doing business as Suny Downstate Health Sciences University
- UEI
- NJ14V2NZYM68
- CAGE
- 3G4W9
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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Parent
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York · Albany, NY
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Parent
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York · Albany, NY
GMZUKXFDJMA9
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
- Website
- rfsuny.org
- Founded
- 1951
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | UG3HL165017 | $230,955 | |
| National Jewish Health | R01AG073317 | $43,605 | |
| University Of Florida | U01NS117450 | $27,084 | |
| Rutgers, The State University | R01HL171112 | $104,129 | |
| The Mclean Hospital Corporation | R01MH133268 | $43,212 |
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About the company
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Suny Downstate Health Sciences University, is a tax-exempt non-profit research organization based in Brooklyn, New York, that receives federal research grants as a prime recipient across the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and other federal agencies, with 76% of recent awards held as prime grants and 24% as sub-recipient contributions to externally-led studies.
Suny Downstate operates within a portfolio centered on biomedical and health services research, with demonstrated capability in neuroscience, psychiatric genetics, infectious disease epidemiology, substance use and addiction disorders, cardiovascular and pulmonary research, and health disparities. Recent representative grants include a $6.942 million National Institute on Drug Abuse longitudinal study on neighborhood conditions, neural circuits, and substance use behaviors across the early life course (performance through June 30, 2029); a $7.999 million Defense Health Agency cooperative agreement for GAP-Based Milieu Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury (GAMBIT-TBI) involving six sub-awardee universities (performance through September 29, 2026); and a $1.250 million National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities award funding an efficacy trial of the "Our Family, Our Voices" HIV prevention and care intervention for Black sexual and gender minorities in House Ball Communities (performance through November 30, 2030).
Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward NIH and its subsidiary institutes. The National Institutes of Health accounts for 76 awards across all NIH components; the National Institute of Mental Health (27 awards), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (20 awards with $331 thousand combined potential value), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (16 awards) rank among the top funding sources by award count. The Health Resources and Services Administration places 23 awards, reflecting Suny Downstate's engagement with health workforce development and HIV/AIDS care training programs. The top five customer entities account for 47% of recent awards, with NIH dominance both in volume and dollar value. Recent activity shows growth trajectory: four awards in 2022 expanded to 42 in 2024, with 27 awards placed in 2025 and 18 so far in 2026. Twenty-five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure.
Suny Downstate holds strong sub-recipient participation across the NIH network and research consortia. Representative sub-awards include contributions to Columbia University-led HIV training and education programs (multiple sub-awards from the Trustees of Columbia University on HIV care provider training under RWHAP funding); participation in the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium through work with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The McLean Hospital Corporation on PTSD genetic architecture; collaboration with Rutgers University on vitamin A metabolism in adult lungs, African and Latino ancestry genomic psychiatry cohorts, and maternal behavior circuitry; and participation in the StrokeNET Regional Coordinating Center infrastructure (Columbia University prime) as an affiliated clinical site for acute stroke trial screening and enrollment. Suny Downstate also serves as a clinical site for multiple pediatric HIV cohort studies (PHACS protocols SMARTT, AMP Up, and RISE) administered through Harvard/Westat, and maintains independent medical monitor and data safety board roles on multi-site clinical trials, including the University of Florida-led CAPTIVA study.
The organization's federal grant footprint spans NIH research (R01, R25, U24, K01, K99, U54 cooperative agreements), HRSA workforce development and training programs (D43, R25 mechanisms), SAMHSA substance abuse treatment and mental health services funding, and defense health research (DHA, DARPA). Grant work is performed in Brooklyn, New York, with administrative oversight through the parent entity Sponsored Programs Office - System Administration (Albany, New York). Suny Downstate operates as a health sciences university with schools of medicine, nursing, public health, and dental medicine, leveraging its position as the only medical school in Brooklyn serving a dense urban population with high rates of HIV, substance use disorders, maternal health disparities, and other chronic conditions.
Quick answers
Is The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York's SAM.gov registration is active through August 24, 2027.
What is The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York's CAGE code?
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York's CAGE code is 3G4W9, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is NJ14V2NZYM68.
How does The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York rank among federal contractors?
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York's parent company, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, ranked #2 in PSC AH12, #6 in PSC AD92 and #7 in PSC AH in FY2025.
What is The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York's most recent federal award?
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York's most recent federal grant award is Effect of SPTLC3 on aging- and diet-induced insulin resistance and atherosclerosis (R01HL183385), from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NIH), on August 1, 2026.
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