Owing to its innovative ideas and applicable research, the CSU continues to bring in over $500 million annually to its campuses in research and education grants and contracts from federal, state, local, and private sources.
The preceding sections concerning Innovation and Entrepreneurship describe how the CSU has successfully and actively engaged the talent of its students and the expertise of its faculty to collaborate and innovate in a local and regional manner. Given the current difficult economic times, the CSU is committed to expand the reach of its applied research and teaching system to positively impact California and its constituencies.