As an integral member of the San Jose State University community, the San Jose State University Research Foundation provides an entrepreneurial framework through which local, state and federal agencies, businesses, and private foundations engage SJSU faculty and students in sponsored research, public service and community projects, consulting, and other specialized educational activities in support of the University’s mission. Delivering specialized business services to support a diverse range of externally-funded activities, the San Jose State University Research Foundation fosters the University’s quest for excellence. The Research Foundation team supports faculty through each step in the research proposal process: planning a project, identifying sources of funding, developing a grant proposal, submitting proposals to sponsoring agencies, and managing business details once the project is funded.