Check your USG request against every rule before you send it. Find the rest from USC and sponsors.
Follow one event: Robotics Build Night, 80 students, February 18. USG's deadline is three days away.
A made-up club. Every check and number below comes from the real rules engine.
No form. Greenlight fills USG's budget sheet and picks the board.
| Line | Vendor | Qty | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinner for 80 | Chipotle | 80 | $45 | $3,600 |
| Wire, solder and batteries | Parts supplier | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Gift cards for the top three teams | None yet | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| USG request as typed | $5,300 | |||
Plain code, not AI, quoting each guideline. As typed: 4 red lights.
Try them. The deadline and total update live.
The AI drafts notes and the email. The reviewer sets the amount and presses Send.
| Request | Asks | Checks | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics Build NightTrojan Builders | $4,000 | 0 to fix, 1 to check | Sent Nov 15, 3 days early |
| Spring ShowcaseSouthside Dance Collective | $3,900 | 2 to fix | Sent Nov 12 |
| Beach CleanupShoreline Service Club | $600 | Nothing to fix | Sent Nov 10 |
The club lists Viterbi SOS for food above USG's $35 limit. USG's share is exactly 80 people at $35, so the two sources pay for different parts of the meal. Section 6 lists other University funding as grounds for denial: worth confirming with the club before approving.
Hi Trojan Builders, USG approved $4,000 for Robotics Build Night on February 18: $2,800 for dinner from Panda Catering (80 people at $35) and $1,200 for build supplies. Please confirm Viterbi SOS covers only the food above $35 a person. Within 3 business days after the event, send the evaluation, photos and final invoices (Section 9).
A person sets the amount and presses Send. The AI never decides money.Gift cards go to sponsors, ranked by who hires the club's majors. Sponsors pay the vendor, never the club.
Company facts are public. USC ties link to their source. Contacts come from your own LinkedIn search. Listing a company here is not a claim that it sponsors anything.
USG, Viterbi and a sponsor: one bar for every dollar.
across USG's four funding boards in FY26, for 1,000+ clubs.
USG FY26 Financial Reportof the Professional/Academic board's FY26 budget already used.
USG FY26 Financial Reportbefore the event is the deadline. Miss it and the request is denied automatically.
USG Funding Department 2026-27 Guidelinesgets the same review, whether it asks for $500 or $3,000.
Conversation with a USG Funding Department officer, Nov 14, 2026 (paraphrased, at her request)A USG Funding officer told us most denials are missed guidelines. Her wish: software that won't let a club submit until everything passes. That's Greenlight.
No new rules. It uses the guidelines USG already publishes.
Start with one board. One board pilots it; USG controls reviewer invites.
Keep the paper trail. Every decision keeps its checks, notes and reason.
At the AI@USC kickoff, Hasan Askari of K1 Investment Management shared a story Elon Musk tells: imagine hitting every light green on the drive home. USC clubs keep stopping at red lights they can't see. Greenlight turns them green first.
