Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States. Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best public university in Ohio, among the top 130 universities in the world, among the top 60 universities in the United States, and among the top 20 public universities in the United States. Ohio State has been officially designated as the flagship institution of Ohio's public universities by the newly centralized University System of Ohio. It also includes regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster.
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Campaign Finance
$1,345,177 GivenFigures 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.
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Lobbying
$3,047,101 SpentFigures 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.
Lobbying on Behalf of Ohio State University
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Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
- Fed Budget & Appropriations,
- Education,
- Science & Technology,
- Taxes,
- Copyright, Patent & Trademark,
- Government Issues,
- Health Issues,
- Medical Research & Clin Labs,
- Telecommunications,
- Agriculture
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Most Frequently Disclosed Bills
Bill No. Title H.R.1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009 S.515 Patent Reform Act of 2009 H.R.2146 DATA Act H.R.2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S.144 Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R.1249 America Invents Act H.R.1547 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2009 H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 S.23 Patent Reform Act of 2011 S.493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
Regulations
Mentioned in 985 dockets; Submitted to 64 docketsAll 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.
The tables show occurrences of "Ohio State University" in public comments on proposed federal regulations.
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Documents Submitted by the Organization
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Mentions in Document Text
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Earmarks
$7,872,000 ReceivedFigures 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 |
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| 2010 | $2,000,000 | Ohio State University: Distributed Power from Wastewater |
| 2008 | $2,000,000 | Ohio State University: Power Projection Applied Research -- Multifunctional Oxide Materials, Their Application and Devices (MFMA) |
| 2010 | $1,600,000 | Ohio State University: Multifunctional Materials, Devices, and Applications |
| 2008 | $1,000,000 | Indiana University Ohio State University: Medical Advanced Technology -- Indiana-Ohio Traumatic Amputation Rehabilitation Research |
| 2010 | $550,000 | Ohio State University: Emerald Ash Borer, OH |
| 2010 | $450,000 | Ohio State University: Agriculture Science, OH |
| 2010 | $160,000 | Ohio State University: Farmland Preservation, OH |
| 2008 | $112,000 | Ohio State University: Farmland Preservation |
Federal Spending
104 grantsFederal 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.
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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Ohio State University | 2004 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - PELL JUST-IN-TIME | $8,599,036 |
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Ohio State University | 2004 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - PELL JUST-IN-TIME | $8,541,861 |
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Ohio State University | 2004 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - GRANT PROGRAM | $8,051,315 |
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Ohio State University | 2010 | National Institutes Of Health | PAR04-122 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT P* | $8,000,000 |
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Ohio State University | 2010 | National Institutes Of Health | PAR04-122 EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT P* | $8,000,000 |
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Ohio State University | 2003 | Education, Department Of | CONVERTED RECORD - DIRECT LOAN BASE RECORD 2002-2003 | $7,479,583 |
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Ohio State University | 2004 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - PELL JUST-IN-TIME | $6,341,327 |
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Ohio State University | 2002 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - PELL JUST-IN-TIME | $6,263,364 |
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Ohio State University | 2001 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - PELL JUST-IN-TIME | $6,081,295 |
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Ohio State University | 2003 | Student Financial Assistance Programs | PELL - PELL JUST-IN-TIME | $6,064,982 |
Advisory Committees
910 people on 204 committeesData 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.
Table shows employees of "Ohio State University" that sat on federal advisory committees.
View all advisory committee data for Ohio State University