FUJB

What FUJB does

Fundação Universitária José Bonifácio (FUJB) is a private nonprofit foundation organized under Brazilian law that provides administrative and financial management services for research, teaching, extension, institutional development, and technical service projects. It was established to support the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and operates as a specialized intermediary that allows researchers to focus on scientific work while the foundation handles contracting, agreements, sponsorships, donations, procurement, imports, public bidding (licitações), construction works, and financial accountability under Brazilian public-spending frameworks including Decree 8.241/2014, Law 8.666/1993, and Law 14.133/2021.

FUJB's core technology stack comprises three web-based portals — FUJB Online for project coordinators, the Supplier Portal (Portal do Fornecedor) for procurement workflows, and the CRP (Comprovante de Rendimento) portal for income documentation — alongside specialized service divisions. These include an Engineering Section (operating since 2004) that manages construction and renovation projects for UFRJ facilities, import services with 20-30 day delivery cycles for research equipment, public bidding services, the Individual Researcher Program supporting CNPq/FAPERJ/CAPES grant recipients, an emergency aid program (up to R$800), and a textbook publishing support program in partnership with Editora da UFRJ. The organization is internally supported by an Informatics Section that develops and maintains the FUJB Online portal.

The foundation generates revenue through administrative and operational fees (DOA — Despesas Operacionais e Administrativas) charged against the surplus resources of managed projects, supplemented by donations, sponsorships, and government grants. Pricing is not publicly disclosed as operations fall under public funding frameworks. FUJB maintains roughly 35 employees across its Urca and Botafogo offices in Rio de Janeiro, manages relationships with multiple federal and state funding agencies (CNPq, FAPERJ, CAPES), banks with Banco do Brasil for donation management, and receives international philanthropic support including from the Ford Foundation.

Name

FUJB

Legal name

Fundação Universitária José Bonifácio

Website

https://fujb.ufrj.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundação Universitária José Bonifácio is a Brazilian nonprofit foundation that provides administrative, financial, procurement, import, and engineering management services for research, teaching, and infrastructure projects at UFRJ.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Research Administration Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Funding, Finance & Grants Reporting (Allocations, Claims, Reconciliation) (EDADAIAG), Budget Support & Policy-Based Lending/Grants (BPADAOAG)

Keywords

• University support services
• Research project administration
• Financial management services
• Public procurement services
• Grant administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Administrative and Operational Fee (DOA): FUJB charges administrative and operational fees for managing research projects, funded by the surplus resources of projects. The foundation also receives funding through donations, sponsorships, and government grants for project administration.
2. Project Management Services: Comprehensive administrative-financial management of teaching, research, extension, institutional development projects and technical services for UFRJ and affiliated institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FUJB delivers comprehensive administrative and financial management services for teaching, research, extension, institutional development, and technical service projects at UFRJ and affiliated institutions. Its offerings include contract and agreement administration, donation and sponsorship handling, procurement, import logistics, public bidding, engineering and construction management, and financial accountability and reporting. The foundation also develops its own projects and operates philanthropic support programs for nonprofit entities.

Product overview

FUJB (Fundação Universitária José Bonifício) is an administrative and financial support foundation for UFRJ that offers a suite of web-based portals and services for managing research projects. The core product portfolio includes FUJB Online for project coordination, the Portal do Fornecedor for supplier management, and the CRP portal for income documentation. These are complemented by specialized service divisions covering engineering/construction management, international import logistics, public procurement (licitações), individual researcher support programs, emergency financial aid, and textbook publishing support. The organization operates as a project administration platform rather than a traditional technology product company.

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Products and services

• FUJB Online Internal web portal restricted to project coordinators for managing and tracking projects administered by FUJB, submitting service requests, and accessing project management tools.
• Portal do Fornecedor Supplier portal enabling registered suppliers to access FUJB's procurement system, manage quotes, and track purchasing processes for managed projects.
• CRP - Comprovante de Rendimento Income certificate portal for service providers and scholarship recipients to access payment reports and generate income statements for tax purposes.
• Seção de Engenharia (Engineering Services) Engineering section providing project management, construction supervision, and infrastructure maintenance for UFRJ facilities since 2004.
• Importação (Import Services) Import services for equipment, permanent materials, consumables, reagents, and disposable materials for managed research projects, with 20-30 day average delivery times.
• Licitações (Public Bidding) Public procurement services governed by Federal Decree 8.241 and applicable procurement laws, including bid notices and competitive purchasing processes for managed projects.
• Programa Pesquisador Individual Individual researcher program offering infrastructure support for UFRJ researchers with funding from CNPq, FAPERJ, or CAPES, including import and customs clearance services.
• Auxílio Emergencial Emergency financial aid program providing up to R$800 for researchers to acquire materials, repair equipment, pay event fees, or organize scientific events.
• Programa do Livro Didático Textbook publishing support program funding the publication of educational materials by UFRJ professors through Editora da UFRJ.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages projects across multiple UFRJ units including health, science, engineering, and cultural facilities

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal research funding agency whose grants are administered through FUJB's Individual Researcher Program, facilitating imports and customs clearance for beneficiary researchers.
• FAPERJ (Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState research funding foundation whose beneficiaries receive administrative support through FUJB for project management.
• CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal higher education funding agency whose grants may be administered through FUJB support programs.
• CONFIES (Fórum Nacional das Fundações de Apoio)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational forum of support foundations to which FUJB belongs, representing and connecting university support foundations across Brazil.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundação COPPETEC: UFRJ's engineering-focused support foundation (tied to the COPPE graduate engineering institute). Direct peer because it provides the same administrative-financial project management, procurement, and engineering support model to UFRJ researchers in a parallel foundation structure.
• Fundação de Desenvolvimento da UNICAMP (FUNCAMP): UNICAMP's university support foundation providing administrative, financial, and project management services for research projects. Highly comparable in mandate, services, and regulatory framework to FUJB.
• Fundação de Apoio à Universidade de São Paulo (FUSP): USP's support foundation managing research, teaching, and extension projects for the largest university in Brazil. Operates under the same CONFIES regulatory umbrella and provides an identical service suite to FUJB.
• Fundação de Apoio da UFRGS (FAURGS): UFRGS's support foundation providing administrative and financial management for research, teaching, and innovation projects — same CONFIES-aligned model as FUJB.
• Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da UFPE (FADE): UFPE's support foundation providing project management, procurement, and financial administration for research and extension projects — directly comparable mandate to FUJB.
• Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa e à Extensão (FAPEX): UFBA's support foundation managing research, teaching, and extension projects under the same Brazilian university support foundation model as FUJB.
• Fundação de Apoio e Desenvolvimento da UFMG (FUNDEP): UFMG's research support foundation offering comprehensive project administration, procurement, and financial accountability services under the same Brazilian regulatory framework.
• Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento (FAPEU): UFSC's support foundation managing research and extension projects under the same federal university support foundation framework as FUJB. Direct comparable in mission, services, and regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ): Rio de Janeiro's state research funding foundation and a strategic partner of FUJB. Although it is a grant funder rather than a support foundation, it operates in the same research-administration ecosystem and serves overlapping UFRJ research constituents.

Others

• CONFIES (Fórum Nacional das Fundações de Apoio): National association of Brazilian university support foundations to which FUJB belongs. Comparable as an ecosystem/industry-body participant that shapes the regulatory and operational environment FUJB operates in, though not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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