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Initiative

Human-readable initiative associated with the treasury account funding the action. It identifies the government-wide or agency-specific program, effort, or special spending designation tied to that funding source, such as ARRA.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative
Title
Initiative
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative
Description
Human-readable initiative associated with the treasury account funding the action. It identifies the government-wide or agency-specific program, effort, or special spending designation tied to that funding source, such as ARRA.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts connect obligated funding to specific initiatives, which is important for tracking programmatic spending, stimulus or relief funding, and agency-managed special funds. It supports segmentation of awards by policy driver or funding purpose and can reveal how contract activity aligns with priority initiatives.
Example Value
ARRA
Observed Non-Null Count
2,641

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter obligations tied to a specific funding initiative
  • Group awards by initiative for trend or compliance reporting
  • Validate whether special funding programs are present in an award set

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is standardized across all agencies without checking observed codes
  • Using it as a substitute for appropriation or treasury account fields

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses only after confirming the exact initiative values in your dataset, since it is often code-like or program-specific. For analysis, GROUP BY this field to summarize funding by initiative, and pair it with the treasury account or funding code fields to avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__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.