Federal contractor · COLUMBIA, SC

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA received $3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 24 awards (+15% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $78.9M. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($2.1M). It also received $171.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$3M
New awards
24
Sole-source
77%
Single offer
23%
UEI
J22LNTMEDP73
Parent company
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

2 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $3M in FY2026 together.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIA, SC · Family page
    $3M
  2. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA USCCOLUMBIA, SC
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.3MFY2017
  2. 1.9MFY2018
  3. 1.5MFY2019
  4. 2.6MFY2020
  5. 3.7MFY2021
  6. 18.4MFY2022
  7. 20.7MFY2023
  8. 23.1MFY2024
  9. 2.6MFY2025
  10. 3MFY2026
  11. -1.3KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$2.1M70%
    2 awards
  2. Federal Railroad Administration$669.3K22%
    6 awards
  3. Department of Veterans Affairs$260.2K8.6%
    10 awards
  4. U.S. Geological Survey$15.8K0.5%
    1 awards
  5. Environmental Protection Agency$00.0%
    1 awards
  6. Department of the Army$00.0%
    2 awards
  7. National Institutes of Health-$6920.0%
    1 awards
  8. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-$41.9K0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$2.1M70%
  2. Research & development$894.4K29%
  3. Professional services$8,1600.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Richland County, SC$2.8M91%
  2. Pueblo County, CO$330K11%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $3M
  • Sole-source awards77%
    US 30% · $2.3M
  • Single-offer competitions23%
    US 8.7% · $713.2K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Navy$2.1M
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  2. U.S. Geological Survey$15.8K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT-AT-FAULT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2026 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$1.1M
    Department of the Navy· Richland County, SC· Education & social services· Mar 18, 2026 – Apr 23, 2026· N3560A26FB172
  2. RATIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT-AT-FALUT RETROACTIVE TUITION FOR FALL 2025NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$1M
    Department of the Navy· Richland County, SC· Education & social services· Feb 26, 2026 – Feb 26, 2026· N3560A26FB138
  3. DEVELOP LOW POWER MACHINE VISION SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION ON ATGMS PLATFORM.$599.8K
    Federal Railroad Administration· Richland County, SC· Research & development· Sep 15, 2021 – May 1, 2026· 693JJ621C000011
  4. FRA BAA 2023-TR-006 - TRACK LATERAL STABILITY ASSESSMENT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS.$485K
    Federal Railroad Administration· Pueblo County, CO· Research & development· Sep 18, 2024 – May 26, 2026· 693JJ624C000044
  5. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO OBTAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH RELEVANT DATA AND ITS INTERPRETATION OF POTENTIAL OLDER BORAL DEGRADATION PROCESSES UNDER DRY STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS.$438.1K
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission· Montgomery County, MD· Research & development· May 3, 2018 – Jul 31, 2026· 31310018C0003
  6. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)$432.2K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Richland County, SC· Research & development· Jul 26, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026· 36C24724P1000
  7. RESEARCH SPECIALIST$399.8K
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Richland County, SC· Research & development· May 12, 2022 – Oct 7, 2026· 36C24722C0120
  8. RESEARCH INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF RAIL SAFETY TOPIC: FRA-TR-004 QUALIFICATION OF A MOBILE, NON-CONTACTING SYSTEM FOR RNT AND LONGITUDINAL RAIL STRESS MEASUREMENTS$398.2K
    Federal Railroad Administration· Richland County, SC· Research & development· Sep 4, 2024 – Feb 17, 2026· 693JJ624C000035

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA received $171.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,034 actions (105 new awards), −0.7% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($45.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$171.2M
New awards
105
Actions
1,034
Since FY2021
$1.2B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 266.1MFY2021
  2. 129.8MFY2022
  3. 202.9MFY2023
  4. 214.5MFY2024
  5. 172.5MFY2025
  6. 171.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$123.4M72%
  2. Direct payments$47.5M28%
  3. Other assistance$383K0.2%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$45.3M26%
  2. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$11.8M6.9%
  3. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$11.7M6.9%
  4. 47.076 · Stem Education (Formerly Education and Human Resources)$6.5M3.8%
  5. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$6.4M3.8%
  6. 93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research$6M3.5%
  7. 47.041 · Engineering$5.7M3.3%
  8. 93.847 · Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research$5.5M3.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$64.2M37%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$61.2M36%
  3. National Science Foundation$21.1M12%
  4. Health Resources and Services Administration$4.5M2.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. Department of Energy$4.1M2.4%
  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$3M1.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Department of the Navy$2.5M1.4%
    Department of Defense
  8. Small Business Administration$2.1M1.2%

Largest awards

  1. SOUTH CAROLINA IDEA NETWORK OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE$56.4M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Feb 19, 2021 – Sep 14, 2026· P20GM103499
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$44.2M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 12, 2025 – Sep 17, 2026· P063P252200
  3. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF APHASIA RECOVERY (C-STAR)$25M
    93.173 · Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 9, 2021 – Apr 3, 2026· P50DC014664
  4. GRANT PROGRAM$21.5M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 11, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P262200
  5. CENTER FOR HIERARCHICAL WASTE FORM MATERIALS (CHWM)$14.5M
    81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Project grant· Jul 18, 2021 – Jan 8, 2026· DESC0016574
  6. RESEARCH CENTER FOR CHILD WELL-BEING$11.2M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Mar 1, 2021 – Mar 2, 2026· P20GM130420

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $7.7M (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $9.3M (75 subawards)

62 sub-recipients

  1. INTEGER TECHNOLOGIES LLC$7.7M45%
    COLUMBIA, SC · 1 subaward
  2. MANUGY GMBH$1M5.9%
    COLOGNE, DEU · 1 subaward
  3. SIEMENS CORPORATION$637K3.7%
    PRINCETON, NJ · 1 subaward
  4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$563.7K3.3%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 2 subawards
  5. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA THE$481.3K2.8%
    CHARLESTON, SC · 4 subawards
  6. THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA$344.3K2.0%
    CHARLESTON, SC · 2 subawards
  7. RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA$327.4K1.9%
    CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 2 subawards
  8. PLAN INTERNATIONAL USA, INC.$294.2K1.7%
    PROVIDENCE, RI · 1 subaward
  9. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$291.9K1.7%
    SALT LAKE CITY, UT · 1 subaward
  10. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$285.4K1.7%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $218.4K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $10.9M (56 subawards)

36 primes

  1. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY$1.7M15%
    GREENVILLE, NC · 1 subaward
  2. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$1.6M15%
    CLEMSON, SC · 3 subawards
  3. PUBLIC SAFETY SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT$1.6M14%
    BLYTHEWOOD, SC · 5 subawards
  4. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$650K5.8%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 2 subawards
  5. SRS COMMUNITY REUSE ORGANIZATION (SRS CRO)$568.5K5.1%
    NORTH AUGUSTA, SC · 4 subawards
  6. HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.$476.8K4.3%
    BUFFALO, NY · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$458K4.1%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 2 subawards
  8. RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY$384.9K3.5%
    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 2 subawards
  9. AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC$374.3K3.4%
    AUGUSTA, GA · 4 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON$315K2.8%
    EUGENE, OR · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 255% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $8.8M paid out · $30.1M received
  • FY2022: $7.1M paid out · $13.1M received
  • FY2023: $4.8M paid out · $19.3M received
  • FY2024: $7.8M paid out · $23.9M received
  • FY2025: $11.2M paid out · $21.7M received
  • FY2026: $17.1M paid out · $11.1M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

173 companies · $54.4M reported

  1. INTEGER TECHNOLOGIES LLC$7.7M
    COLUMBIA, SC · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$4M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 5 subawards
  3. ALFRED UNIVERSITY$2.7M
    ALFRED, NY · 6 subawards

Primes that pay it

142 companies · $123.4M reported

  1. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH$21.1M
    COLUMBIA, SC · 20 subawards
  2. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$6.1M
    NASHVILLE, TN · 12 subawards
  3. SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER$6M
    COLUMBIA, SC · 1 subaward

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Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 14 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. NAUTILUS DEFENSE LLC$17.4M+5.7% in FY2026
    PAWTUCKET, RI · 60% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. HYLIION INC$17.4M−48% in FY2026
    CEDAR PARK, TX · 60% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development services
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS$24.8M−76% in FY2026
    MEMPHIS, TN · 2 entities · 68% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Colleges, universities, and professional schools

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (2 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • University of South CarolinaAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$90K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$315K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$90K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$90K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$90K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$45K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Aerospace14 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  3. Copyright, patent and trademark14 reports
  4. Defense14 reports
  5. Economics and economic development14 reports
  6. Education14 reports
  7. Energy and nuclear14 reports
  8. Environment and Superfund14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. Mr. Steven Beckham$315K
    14 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 10, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.