Fadepe - Fundação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão

What Fadepe - Fundação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão does

Fadepe (Fundação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão) is a private, non-profit support foundation founded in 1995 and headquartered on the campus of the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its core function is to serve as an accredited administrative bridge between UFJF — and increasingly other public research institutions — and the funding agencies, government bodies, and private partners that finance academic work. The organization manages the full lifecycle of teaching, research, and extension projects, including resource capture, procurement, import/export of research equipment, financial administration, compliance reporting, and technology-transfer coordination. It is accredited by CNPq and MCTI/MEC as an official fundação de apoio, a regulatory status that authorizes it to execute publicly funded projects on behalf of UFJF.

The foundation operates a portfolio of services and proprietary systems. Core service lines include Project Management (Gestão de Projetos), Resource Fundraising (Captação de Recursos), Import/Export, Courses and Events, Service Provision (Prestação de Serviços), and the PROFIAP professional training program. In parallel, Fadepe has developed and maintains digital products: SisLAME, an educational management system serving over 11,000 schools across 21 Brazilian states with features including automated INEP census reporting and BI dashboards; the Portal da Transparência, a public transparency portal exposing projects, payments, procurement, and contracts; and internal platforms Manager (web-based project management) and Ongsys (institutional and financial management, implemented in 2021). It has also institutionalized the DOA (Despesas Operacionais e Administrativas) methodology for calculating administrative fees on managed projects, most recently updated via Portaria Nº 02/2026-DE.

Fadepe's business model is a fee-for-administration model: it charges a percentage (DOA) on the value of the projects it manages, supplemented by revenue from courses, events, and service-provision contracts. It employs 83 people and serves an institutional client base spanning UFJF, EPAMIG, FAPEMIG-funded projects, municipal governments including the Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora, federal institutes such as IF Sudeste MG, and the network of education secretariats using SisLAME. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no commercial sales channel — projects are won and renewed through formal institutional mandates and partnerships rather than competitive procurement. The organization is governed by a Conselho Curador (Board of Trustees, currently chaired by Professor Marcelo Silva Silvério), a Conselho Fiscal, and an Executive Board led by Executive Director Marcos Tanure Sanabio and Deputy Director Celso Souza de Moraes Júnior, both appointed in July 2024.

Name

Fadepe - Fundação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão

Legal name

Fadepe - Fundação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão

Website

https://fadepe.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fadepe is a private non-profit support foundation founded in 1995 that provides project management, resource fundraising, and administrative services primarily to Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora and other Brazilian research institutions, generating revenue through DOA administrative fees on managed projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Foundation Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education (IEP/504) & Student Support Case Management (EDAFAEAI)

Keywords

• University project management
• Research foundation support
• Grant administration services
• Educational management systems
• Institutional financial management

Headquarters

HQ city

Juiz de Fora

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Administrative Fee (DOA): Fadepe charges a percentage called DOA (Despesas Operacionais e Administrativas) on projects it manages. This covers operational and administrative expenses for project execution, financial management, and reporting.
2. Project Management Services: Full administrative and financial management of research and extension projects, including resource capture support, procurement, import/export facilitation, and compliance reporting.
3. Courses and Events: Organization of courses and events that bring together partners for new initiatives and business expansion in science, technology and innovation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fadepe is a private non-profit support foundation that provides administrative, financial, and operational management for teaching, research, and extension projects executed by the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) and partner institutions. Its core services include project management, resource fundraising (captação de recursos), import/export facilitation for research equipment, courses and events, and contracted service provision, with revenue generated through a percentage-based administrative fee (DOA) applied to every managed project. In parallel, it has developed and operates digital products such as SisLAME (an educational management platform used by more than 11,000 schools) and a public Transparency Portal.

Product overview

Fadepe offers a portfolio of core services supporting university research and academic projects, including project management, resource fundraising, import/export, courses/events, and professional training (PROFIAP). In the digital products space, Fadepe has developed SisLAME, an educational management system for schools and education secretariats, and maintains a Transparency Portal for public oversight. Internal platforms include the Manager System and Ongsys for institutional management. The organization operates primarily as a support foundation for UFJF, functioning as a bridge between academia and society rather than a traditional technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PROFIAP: A program managed by Fadepe related to institutional support.

Products and services

• Gestão de Projetos (Project Management) Core service assisting in the development and execution of projects across social, cultural, educational, scientific, and technological domains, providing professional administrative and financial management for research and academic projects at UFJF and partner institutions.
• Captação de Recursos (Resource Fundraising) Identifies potential funding sources and financing lines for public and private projects, supporting project viability by connecting researchers with government agencies, foundations, and private funders.
• Importação e Exportação (Import and Export Services) Import and export services for research equipment and materials, provided as a foundation accredited by CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), enabling streamlined customs and regulatory handling for universities.
• Cursos e Eventos (Courses and Events) Organization of courses and events that bring together partners for new initiatives and business expansion in science, technology, and innovation, including training, professional development, and convening activities.
• Prestação de Serviços (Service Provision) Assists project coordinators through the entire negotiation process with companies, from initial contact to contract signing, providing contracting and partnership execution support.
• PROFIAP (Programa de Formação Inicial e Aprofundamento Profissional) Programa de Formação Inicial e Aprofundamento Profissional (Initial and Advanced Professional Training Program) supporting professional development managed by FADEPE.
• SisLAME - Sistema de Gestão Educacional Educational management system designed to integrate schools and education secretariats, automating essential processes such as automatic school census data transmission to INEP, online gradebook, public school placement automation, and Business Intelligence reporting. Serves over 11,000 schools across 21 Brazilian states.
• Portal da Transparência (Transparency Portal) Transparency portal providing public access to projects, payments, procurement, bids, management reports, performance evaluations, contract bulletins, certificates, circulars, ordinances, and SICONV agreements, supporting accountability and public oversight of FADEPE-managed projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66 projects managed by a single coordinator over 8 years without dedicated administrative support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• EPAMIG (Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Fadepe provides administrative and financial management support for EPAMIG's agricultural research projects. EPAMIG receives approximately R$ 40 million per year through Lei Estadual 24.821/2024 via FAPEMIG, with Fadepe supporting project execution. The partnership is described as based on trust, technical competence, and commitment to strengthening science.
• Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Primary institutional partner. Fadepe was created specifically to support UFJF in executing projects of teaching, research and extension. The foundation serves as the main bridge between the university and society, managing projects and facilitating institutional partnerships. UFJF's reitoria, coordination, and researchers are the primary beneficiaries of Fadepe's services.
• Critt/UFJF (Centro Regional de Inovação e Transferência de Tecnologia)majorTechnology or IntegrationInnovation and technology transfer center at UFJF. Fadepe works with Critt to support technology transfer initiatives and startup ecosystem development. Critt operates the Technology Park and business incubator, while Fadepe provides administrative support for related projects.
• Prefeitura de Juiz de ForamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government of Juiz de Fora partners with Fadepe and UFJF on various projects. Former UFJF rector and current mayor Professor Margarida Salomão highlighted the municipality's ongoing contracting of university services through Fadepe for city and regional development.
• IF Sudeste MG (Instituto Federal do Sudeste de Minas Gerais)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal education institution in the region. Fadepe is positioned to coordinate efforts between science and technology institutions (ICTs) including IF Sudeste MG for technology transfer and innovation initiatives in Juiz de Fora.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FUNCAMP: Fundação de Desenvolvimento da Unicamp is the accredited support foundation for the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Direct peer: identical business model — administrative and financial management of research, teaching, and extension projects for a major Brazilian public university.
• FEPESE: Fundação de Pesquisas Socioeducacionais supports UFSC and other public institutions with administrative management, selection processes (editais), and project execution services analogous to Fadepe's offerings.
• FADE/UFPE: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UFPE supports the Federal University of Pernambuco. Same institutional support foundation model with CNPq/MEC accreditation and overlapping service lines in project management and resource capture.
• FUNDUNESP: Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da UNESP is the support foundation for São Paulo State University (UNESP). Direct peer providing identical project administration, financial management, and technology transfer support to a large public university system.
• FAURGS: Fundação de Apoio da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul performs the same support foundation role for UFRGS that Fadepe performs for UFJF: project administration, resource capture, import/export, and institutional financial management.
• FAPEU: Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa, Extensão e Inovação, based at UFSC, operates as a CNPq-accredited support foundation with comparable project management, procurement, and resource capture services for research institutions.

Broad incumbents

• FINEP: Financiadora de Inovação e Pesquisa is the federal innovation financing agency. Operates in overlapping space with Fadepe's resource capture and innovation support functions, including technology transfer via Critt/UFJF partnerships.
• FAPESP: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo is the largest state research foundation in Brazil, administering substantially larger funding flows. Provides comparable research administration infrastructure for São Paulo institutions at much greater scale.
• CNPq: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico is the federal research funding agency that accredits support foundations including Fadepe. Functions as the overarching national funding ecosystem in which Fadepe operates.

Regional players

• FAPEMIG: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais is Fadepe's primary upstream funding partner. Comparable regional actor in research funding with administrative functions; collaborates with rather than competes against Fadepe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fadepe

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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