Termo de execução descentralizada (TED): um instrumento para fortalecer o financimento das atividades na UFPA, no período de 2015 a 2023

Abstract

This dissertation investigates the Term of Decentralized Execution (TED) as a strategic instrument to strengthen the funding of activities at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), between 2015 and 2023. The research is applied, qualitative, and exploratory in nature, using a hypothetical-deductive method based on literature review, document analysis, and a case study. In light of the persistent scarcity of budgetary resources in Brazilian Federal Institutions of Higher Education (IFES), UFPA sought complementary funding alternatives, particularly through TEDs. The results show that these instruments significantly contributed to maintaining and expanding the university's teaching, research, and extension activities. The dissertation concludes that TEDs are relevant as a supplementary mechanism of public financing and recommends improving their management and promotion as a way to mitigate the effects of budgetary constraints imposed on Brazilian public universities.