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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
Binghamton University - State University of New York

2. Address

Address1
PO Box 6000
 Address2
​Office of the Vice President for Research
City
Binghamton
 State
NY
 Zip Code
13902
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Darcy Fauci
​6077773865
​dfauci@binghamton.edu
5. Senate ID#
​84731-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Binghamton University - State University of New York
6. House ID#
​364710000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Darcy M Fauci
 Date
5/6/2025 11:03:16 AM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code EDU

16. Specific lobbying issues

-On January 30, 2025, one of our education faculty members visited DC to lobby for Dept of Ed Funding --specifically;full funding of special education, increased research dollars in education, and the need to preserve the US Dept of Education. They visited with staffers from our federal delegation including Schumer and Gillibrand'soffices as well as Congressman Riley's office.

-Feb 14, 2025, I shared a one-page explainer document on the impacts of the proposed F&A cuts proposed by President Trump with Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Riley's office.

-March 24-2025--Met with Senator Schumer's staffers via zoom to discuss an NDAA language request--asking for $475M over 3 years within the DefenseDepartment for a program focusing on securing American made batteries for national security purposes. The program would expand upon already established programs within the Defense Department focusing on secure energy storage systems. This National Energy Storage Systems Program (NESS) would build upon already established programs by creating and funding networked centers of excellence authorized to beappropriated for each battery lifecycle stage, as well as their supportingconsiderations for DoD purposes.

-On April 4, 2025, we submitted Congressionally Directed Funding and Community Project Funding applications to Senators Gillibrand and Schumer as well as Congressman Riley for a $3.5M capital funds request for a project that will expand our incubator. We also submitted appropriations language application forms to Schumer, Gillibrand and Riley's offices as well on the NDAA language outlining the NESS initiative described above.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Darcy
Fauci
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Director of Government Relations/Chief of Staff

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

-On January 30, 2025, one of our education faculty members visited DC to lobby for Dept of Ed Funding --specifically;full funding of special education, increased research dollars in education, and the need to preserve the US Dept of Education. They visited with staffers from our federal delegation including Schumer and Gillibrand'soffices as well as Congressman Riley's office.

-Feb 14, 2025, I shared a one-page explainer document on the impacts of the proposed F&A cuts proposed by President Trump with Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Riley's office.

-March 24-2025--Met with Senator Schumer's staffers via zoom to discuss an NDAA language request--asking for $475M over 3 years within the DefenseDepartment for a program focusing on securing American made batteries for national security purposes. The program would expand upon already established programs within the Defense Department focusing on secure energy storage systems. This National Energy Storage Systems Program (NESS) would build upon already established programs by creating and funding networked centers of excellence authorized to beappropriated for each battery lifecycle stage, as well as their supportingconsiderations for DoD purposes.

-On April 4, 2025, we submitted Congressionally Directed Funding and Community Project Funding applications to Senators Gillibrand and Schumer as well as Congressman Riley for a $3.5M capital funds request for a project that will expand our incubator. We also submitted appropriations language application forms to Schumer, Gillibrand and Riley's offices as well on the NDAA language outlining the NESS initiative described above.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Darcy
Fauci
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Director of Government Relations/Chief of Staff

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

-On January 30, 2025, one of our education faculty members visited DC to lobby for Dept of Ed Funding --specifically;full funding of special education, increased research dollars in education, and the need to preserve the US Dept of Education. They visited with staffers from our federal delegation including Schumer and Gillibrand'soffices as well as Congressman Riley's office.

-Feb 14, 2025, I shared a one-page explainer document on the impacts of the proposed F&A cuts proposed by President Trump with Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Riley's office.

-March 24-2025--Met with Senator Schumer's staffers via zoom to discuss an NDAA language request--asking for $475M over 3 years within the DefenseDepartment for a program focusing on securing American made batteries for national security purposes. The program would expand upon already established programs within the Defense Department focusing on secure energy storage systems. This National Energy Storage Systems Program (NESS) would build upon already established programs by creating and funding networked centers of excellence authorized to beappropriated for each battery lifecycle stage, as well as their supportingconsiderations for DoD purposes.

-On April 4, 2025, we submitted Congressionally Directed Funding and Community Project Funding applications to Senators Gillibrand and Schumer as well as Congressman Riley for a $3.5M capital funds request for a project that will expand our incubator. We also submitted appropriations language application forms to Schumer, Gillibrand and Riley's offices as well on the NDAA language outlining the NESS initiative described above.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Darcy
Fauci
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Director of Government Relations/Chief of Staff

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

1 3 5
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)