Michigan State University

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$695,408 Given
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Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

covers through Q3 2012
  • Top Recipients

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    Includes contributions from the organization’s employees, their family members, and its political action committee.
  • Republicans vs. Democrats

    in dollars. "Other" includes 3rd parties and organizations without official party affiliation.
  • State vs. Federal

    in dollars
  • Top PAC Recipients

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    Includes contributions from the organization’s employees, their family members, and its political action committee.
View all campaign finance data for Michigan State University Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Lobbying

$3,745,000 Spent
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Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.

For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.

covers roughly through Q3, 2012

Lobbying on Behalf of Michigan State University

View all lobbying data for Michigan State University Sources: Lobbyist Registration Tracker OpenSecrets.org

Regulations

Mentioned in 847 dockets; Submitted to 56 dockets
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All data is based on documents downloaded from Regulations.gov. The first table shows mentions: all documents that include the name of the company anywhere in the document or document metadata. The second table shows submissions: all documents where the submitter metadata included the company name. Each table shows the top 10 dockets, ranked by number of occurrences.

Matches are based on a search for the company name. Variations in the company name, such as acronyms, nicknames or alternate names may cause documents to be missed. The mention of a company name in a document may be incidental and does not necessarily indicate that the company has any relevance to the document. Company names that are common English words may erroneously match with text that is not referring to the company.

Not all agencies submit public comments to Regulations.gov. For a list of participating and non-participating agencies see here. Agencies that do submit to Regulations.gov have varying levels of accuracy and completeness.

Regulations and public comments can be downloaded in bulk here.

updated daily from Regulations.gov by way of Docket Wrench

The tables show occurrences of "Michigan State University" in public comments on proposed federal regulations.

Earmarks

$8,879,000 Received
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill.

For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.

Top Earmarks

Fiscal Year Amount Description
2010 $4,000,000 Michigan State University: Advanced Composite Research for Vehicles
2010 $2,800,000 Michigan State University: Advanced Composite Materials Research for Land, Marine, and Air Vehicles
2008 $1,600,000 Michigan State University: Ballistics Technology -- Advanced Composite Materials Research for Air and Ground Vehicles
2008 $368,000 Cornell University Michigan State University: Apple Fire Blight, MI, NY
2008 $111,000 Michigan State University: Armillaria Root Rot, MI
View all earmarks data for Michigan State University

Federal Spending

357 grants; 15 contracts; 1 loan
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Federal grants, contracts and loans are reported by federal agencies using the FPDS and FAADS systems. The data is made available to the public at USASpending.gov. Please note that the completeness and quality of the data varies greatly by agency.

Only grants, contracts and loans with amounts over $1 million are shown.

Because company names are not reported in a standardized manner, we cannot reliably determine the company receiving the contract or award. The results shown here are based on a search for the company name. Individual records may be missed or erroneously included because of name variations. For more information, please see our federal spending methodology page.

covers through USASpending.gov's Sept. 15, 2012 release for contracts and Oct. 19, 2012 for grants.

Note: Company names in federal spending data are not standardized. The table below is included only as a sample of what is available in the data and has not been reviewed for accuracy or completeness. To investigate the data further, use the links at the bottom of the table.

Type Recipient Name Year Agency Description Amount
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Michigan State University 2007 Student Financial Assistance Programs GRANT PROGRAM $9,843,858
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Michigan State University 2008 National Science Foundation Operation of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University as a National User Facility & Support for its Research Pr $9,750,000
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Michigan State University 2008 Student Financial Assistance Programs GRANT PROGRAM $9,692,102
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Michigan State University 2007 National Science Foundation Operation of the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at Michigan State University as a National User Facility & Support for its Research Pr $9,250,000
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Michigan State University 2010 Energy, Department Of FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS $9,000,000
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Michigan State University 2012 National Institute Of Food And Agriculture MSUE Programs, FFY-12 $8,866,825
grant
Michigan State University 2004 Student Financial Assistance Programs PELL - GRANT PROGRAM $8,779,129
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Michigan State University 2005 National Science Foundation OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SUPERCONDUCTING CYCLOTRON LABORATORY (NSCL) AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AS A NATIONAL USER FACILITY AND SUPPORT FOR ITS RE $8,750,000
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Michigan State University 2005 National Science Foundation OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SUPERCONDUCTING CYCLOTRON LABORATORY (NSCL) AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AS A NATIONAL USER FACILITY AND SUPPORT FOR ITS RE $8,750,000
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Michigan State University 2006 National Science Foundation OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SUPERCONDUCTING CYCLOTRON LABORATORY (NSCL) AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AS A NATIONAL USER FACILITY AND SUPPORT FOR ITS RE $8,750,000
View all grant & loan data for Michigan State University View all contract data for Michigan State University Sources: USASpending.gov

Advisory Committees

732 people on 197 committees
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Data is based on disclosures required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Matches are based on the occurrence of the company name in the committee member affiliation. Variations in company names may cause some matches to be missed.

The table shows only the top 10 agencies. To search and download raw records from the complete dataset see the FACA data section.

covers through 2011

Table shows employees of "Michigan State University" that sat on federal advisory committees.

  • Agency
  • Representation
  • Toggle National Science Foundation 542 people on 102 committees
  • Toggle Department of Health and Human Services 125 people on 53 committees
  • Toggle National Endowment for the Humanities 28 people on 1 committee
  • Toggle Environmental Protection Agency 18 people on 13 committees
  • Toggle Department of Energy 12 people on 5 committees
  • Toggle Department of Agriculture 6 people on 6 committees
  • Toggle National Endowment for the Arts 6 people on 5 committees
  • Toggle Department of the Interior 3 people on 3 committees
  • Toggle Department of Veterans Affairs 1 person on 2 committees
  • Toggle Department of Defense 2 people on 2 committees
View all advisory committee data for Michigan State University