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Initiative

A code identifying the government-wide or agency initiative associated with the specific Treasury account funding the award. It is a coded attribute, not a free-text narrative, and may reflect initiatives such as ARRA or other program-specific funding designations.

Family: Award
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative
Title
Initiative
FPDS Path
award/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative
Description
A code identifying the government-wide or agency initiative associated with the specific Treasury account funding the award. It is a coded attribute, not a free-text narrative, and may reflect initiatives such as ARRA or other program-specific funding designations.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts segment awards by funding initiative, which is important for tracking policy-driven spending, stimulus or special-purpose appropriations, and agency-level program execution. It supports grouping and comparison of obligations tied to particular funding campaigns or oversight requirements.
Example Value
ARRA
Observed Non-Null Count
103,137

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative
FPDS XML Path
award/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • filter awards tied to a specific funding initiative
  • group obligations by initiative for trend analysis
  • support compliance or oversight reporting for special funding streams

Common Mistakes

  • treating the code as a descriptive label without checking its meaning
  • assuming null or blank values mean no initiative rather than missing or unreported data

Query Guidance

Use exact-match or IN predicates on the coded value, and normalize case/whitespace if source quality is inconsistent. If a description field exists, join or select it alongside the code for interpretation; do not aggregate solely on the text label without validating the underlying code values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative AS initiative
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.