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Research & Higher Education

All New York State New York City

Total sector funding

$2.1B

1,123 organizations

Median award

$100K

2,477 awards

Largest award

$500M

avg $860K

Top-3 concentration

37%

of $2.1B

Market brief

The shape of this market

Research and Higher Education in New York totals $2.1B spread across 1,123 organizations and 2,477 awards, but the distribution is uneven. The median award is $100K while the largest single award reaches $500M, and the average of $860K sits far above the median, signaling a market where a small number of very large awards coexist with a long tail of modest ones.

Who leads, and why

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, acting on behalf of Binghamton University, holds $571M across just 4 awards, an outsized share driven by scale rather than volume. Research Foundation of State University of New ($108M, 9 awards) and State University Construction Fund ($94M, 8 awards) round out a top tier where large SUNY-affiliated entities capture the bulk of dollars. Together the top 3 recipients control 37% of all funding, meaning most of the market's other 1,120 organizations compete for the remaining 63%.

Where the money comes from

The dominant buyer is the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which has issued $480M across 1,227 contracts, a volume that dwarfs other agencies such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($15M, 17 contracts) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation ($11M, 19 contracts). On the appropriations side, Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) has directed $744M across 115 actions, while Tommy Schiavoni ($456M, 335) and Anthony H. Palumbo ($255M, 272) show that legislative direction here is spread across a high number of smaller actions rather than concentrated in a few large ones.

The opening

With NYSERDA alone responsible for over 1,200 contracts, the sheer contract volume suggests recurring, smaller-scale opportunities exist alongside the handful of nine-figure awards captured by SUNY-affiliated recipients. Organizations positioned to serve as contractors to NYSERDA, or as secondary partners to major university systems, have a path into the market without needing to compete directly for the largest single awards.

What to watch

Given that 37% of funding sits with just 3 recipients, any shift in SUNY Research Foundation activity or construction fund allocations could materially move total sector figures. Continued high-volume contracting from NYSERDA is the steadiest signal of market activity, while appropriations directed by Hope Knight and other named sponsors indicate where new funding priorities may originate.

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