University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina (also referred to as USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over 359 acres (1.5 km2) in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House. The University has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its research and engagement, has received a Top-10 ranking from U.S. News & World Report for being "most promising and innovative," and for decades has received annual recognition for its prestigious undergraduate and graduate International Business programs. It also houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside of Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$18,563 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 June 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

  • 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 University of South Carolina Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Lobbying

$380,000 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 through Q2, 2012

Lobbying On Behalf of University of South Carolina

  • Names of Lobbyists
  • Firm Hired Amount
    Podesta Group $260,000
    Beckham, Steven $120,000
  • Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues
    • Education,
    • Fed Budget & Appropriations,
    • Aerospace,
    • Health Issues,
    • Defense,
    • Economics & Econ Development,
    • Energy & Nuclear Power,
    • Environment & Superfund,
    • Science & Technology,
    • Taxes
  • Most Frequently Disclosed Bills
    Bill No. Title
    H.21 Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act
    H.R.2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
View all lobbying data for University of South Carolina Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Regulations

20 Mentions; 1 Submissions
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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 from Regulations.gov on September 27, 2011

The tables show occurrences of "University of South Carolina" in public comments on proposed federal regulations.

  • Documents Submitted by the Organization
    • Submissions
    • Agency
    • Docket
    • Date
    • Toggle 1 HHS Proposed Data Collection Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Primary Language, Sex, and Disability Status Required by Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act 2011
  • Mentions in Document Text
    • Mentions
    • Agency
    • Docket
    • Date
    • Toggle 2 LMSO Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption 2011
    • Toggle 2 CDC Guidelines for Determining Probability of Causation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Revision of Guidelines on Non-Radiogenic Cancers 2011
    • Toggle 2 EPA NESHAP for Secondary Lead Smelting Amendments Based on the Risk and Technology Review 2011
    • Toggle 2 APHIS Monsanto Co.; Availability of Petition, Plant Pest Risk Assessment, and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Drought Tolerance 2011
    • Toggle 2 NOAA FEIS/Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 2011
    • Toggle 2 EPA Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for Comments 2011
    • Toggle 1 DHS Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review under Executive Order 13563 2011
    • Toggle 1 EPA Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired, Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Unit 2011
    • Toggle 1 NOAA Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures Amendment for the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Red Drum, Reef Fish, Shrimp, Coral and Coral reefs Fishery Management Plans 2011
    • Toggle 1 DOE Draft Basis for Section 3116 Determination for Closure of the F-Tank Farm at the Savannah River Site; Availability 2011

Federal Spending

30 grants; 874 loans
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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
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
loan
 University Of South Carolina 2012 Education, Department Of DL BASE RECORD 2011-2012 $9,676,573
View all grant & loan data for University of South Carolina View all contract data for University of South Carolina Sources: USASpending.gov

Advisory Committees

68 people on 35 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 "University of South Carolina" that sat on federal advisory committees.

  • Agency
  • Representation
  • Toggle National Science Foundation 54 people on 24 committees
  • Toggle Department of Health and Human Services 5 people on 3 committees
  • Toggle Department of Defense 4 people on 4 committees
  • Toggle Department of Veterans Affairs 2 people on 1 committee
  • Toggle Environmental Protection Agency 1 person on 1 committee
  • Toggle National Endowment for the Humanities 1 person on 1 committee
  • Toggle Department of the Interior 1 person on 1 committee
View all advisory committee data for University of South Carolina