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Research & Higher Education

All New York State New York City

Total sector funding

$147M

78 organizations

Median award

$20K

595 awards

Largest award

$17M

avg $247K

Top-3 concentration

30%

of $147M

Market brief

The shape of this market

This is a $147M sector spread across 78 organizations and 595 awards, but the distribution is bimodal. A median award of $20K sits alongside a $17M top award and a $247K average, meaning a small number of large capital and professional-services contracts coexist with a long tail of small grants. The top 3 recipients hold 30% of total funding, indicating meaningful but not extreme concentration.

Who leads, and why

The Dormitory Authority State of NY ($17M, 1 award) and Research Foundation of the City University of New York ($16M across 78 awards) anchor this market from opposite ends: one via a single large capital award, the other through sustained, high-volume research funding. City University of New York itself follows closely with $12M across 104 awards, reflecting its dual role as both a direct recipient and an operating institution across many smaller funded activities.

Where the money comes from

Contract dollars are concentrated with a handful of public buyers: the Department of Design and Construction ($40M across 4 contracts), City University of New York as an agency ($26M, 2), the Department of Education ($10M, 1), and the City University Construction Fund ($9.2M, 1). Separately, discretionary appropriations are directed by City Council members, led by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers ($624K across 13 awards), Joann Ariola ($360K across 19 awards), and James F. Gennaro ($320K across 16 awards).

The opening

The single-award, high-dollar contracts to firms like Ernst & Young, LLP, Marvel Architects Landscape Architects Urban Designers PLLC, Beyer Blinder Belle, Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, and SHoP Architects (each at $10M) show that capital construction and design work tied to CUNY facilities is a distinct and sizable channel from the research-grant side of this market. Organizations positioned for large-scale design, construction management, or professional services tied to campus capital projects have a clear entry point through agencies like Department of Design and Construction and the City University Construction Fund.

What to watch

Because 30% of funding sits with just three recipients and several single-award contracts reach $9M to $17M, shifts in a small number of capital projects can materially move total sector figures year to year. The steady, high-volume funding pattern at Research Foundation of CUNY (78 awards) and CUNY itself (104 awards) suggests more predictable, recurring channels for organizations pursuing research-based rather than capital-project funding.

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