South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC Doing business as Academic Affairs Part of State Of South Carolina
- UEI
- JHM2PHX82EM7
- CAGE
- 0VV54
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
-
Its parent company, South Carolina State of, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
-
-
Parent
FQCEMRCLKK71
-
Parent
FQCEMRCLKK71
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 300 College Ave, Orangeburg, SC 29117, USA
- Website
- scsu.edu
- Founded
- 1896
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $100M-$250M
- Industry
-
- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $250,000 |
| FY2025 | $229,550 |
| FY2024 | $229,550 |
| FY2023 | $249,704 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $250,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Florida | DENA0004142 | $148,814 | |
| Clemson University | W56HZV2120001 | $150,000 | |
| Clemson University | NR233A750004G049 | $5,657,226 | |
| South Carolina Department Of Public Health | U7A50516 | $330,195 | |
| Clemson University | DESC0023389 | $232,306 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| Claflin University | Orangeburg, SC | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Umes | Princess Anne, MD | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| U D C | Washington, DC | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Morehouse College Inc. | Atlanta, GA | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
About the company
South Carolina State University, doing business as Academic Affairs, is a state-controlled 1890 land-grant historically Black college and university based in Orangeburg, South Carolina that acts as a federal grant recipient delivering agricultural extension, research, workforce development, and student support services to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and more than 60 other federal agencies. The university operates as a prime recipient on 92 percent of its federal awards and holds a single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with the Department of Defense's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for JROTC cadet support services.
SCSU's federal footprint spans 391 awards with $1.5 million in combined potential value and $551.6 million in combined obligated dollars, reflecting the university's role as a major recipient of formula grants tied to its 1890 land-grant status and HBCU designation. The institution's customer concentration centers on the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, which accounts for a substantial share of recent awards through formula and competitive grants supporting agricultural extension, research, and capacity building across five priority areas—agribusiness and community development, agrisystems productivity and profitability, environmental and natural resources conservation, family and youth development, and food safety, security, and nutrition. The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services rank among the top three customer agencies by award count, funding student support services, rehabilitation counselor training, and institutional capacity initiatives. The Department of the Army's Recruiting Command anchors the largest individual contract vehicles: five firm-fixed-price purchase orders ($1.2 million combined potential value) for JROTC cadet meals, lodging, and STEM leadership academy instruction in June 2022 through June 2026.
SCSU's capability portfolio centers on land-grant research and outreach in agriculture, natural resources, and food sciences; workforce development and student scholarships in agriculture, food systems, and allied health careers; extension programming in climate-smart agriculture, conservation practices, and financial literacy to limited-resource and socially disadvantaged farmers across 32 South Carolina counties; and academic support services for disadvantaged undergraduate and graduate students. Representative prime grant work includes a $6.818 million formula award (CFDA 10.205) for 1890 land-grant extension and outreach delivered through September 2027; a $5.479 million award (CFDA 10.512) for extension services at 1890 colleges running through September 2030; a $568.673 million capacity-building grant (CFDA 10.216) to design a new Bachelor of Science degree in animal and veterinary sciences and natural resource management; and a $2.815 million cooperative agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop an immersive 3D "Eduverse" for agricultural education. SCSU also holds a $1.985 million Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration grant to develop AI-based virtual reality safety awareness for commercial motor vehicle crash prevention and a $199.421 thousand NSF Engineering Research Initiation grant for advanced coastal flooding and extreme rainfall forecasting tools.
The university acts as a subrecipient on 30 awards, primarily through collaborative research and workforce development initiatives with Clemson University, the University of Florida, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Wisconsin System. Sub-award work includes radionuclide bioaccumulation research in nuclear forensics (University of Florida prime), multi-messenger astronomy research with facilities access (Clemson prime), climate-smart agriculture adoption by small farmers (Clemson prime), cybersecurity workforce development in maritime transportation (University of South Carolina prime), and community health worker training delivery (South Carolina Department of Public Health prime).
Activity has declined from 30 awards in 2024 to 9 awarded in 2026 year-to-date, and 18 awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating recompete exposure across extension and research programming. The university operates under no set-aside designations on its federal footprint; all awards reflect full-and-open competition or formula-grant status tied to its institutional designations. SCSU is a child entity of the State of South Carolina and operates with administrative oversight at the 300 College Avenue campus in Orangeburg, with extension and research activities deployed across seven regions of South Carolina and select national programs delivered nationwide.
Quick answers
Is South Carolina State University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. South Carolina State University's SAM.gov registration is active through February 11, 2027.
How much has South Carolina State University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $229,550 to South Carolina State University in fiscal year 2025 and $958,804 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does South Carolina State University rank among federal contractors?
South Carolina State University's parent company, South Carolina State of, ranked #20 in PSC Q523, #52 in PSC Q509 and #58 in PSC Q515 in FY2025.
What is South Carolina State University's most recent federal award?
South Carolina State University's most recent federal grant award is ERI: advanced forecasting of coastal flooding and extreme rainfall (2552966), from Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, on September 1, 2026.
On GovTribe
See South Carolina State University's full federal record
- Federal contract awards
- IDV awards
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
- Similar vendors