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Initiative Description

Human-readable description of the Initiative value associated with the Treasury Account on an IDV. This is the label text paired with the coded Initiative field, used to clarify the meaning of the underlying procurement classification.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description
Title
Initiative Description
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative/description
Description
Human-readable description of the Initiative value associated with the Treasury Account on an IDV. This is the label text paired with the coded Initiative field, used to clarify the meaning of the underlying procurement classification.
Business Meaning
It helps analysts interpret Treasury Account funding or reporting attributes tied to an IDV initiative without relying on abbreviated or opaque codes. This supports cleaner categorization, validation, and reporting across funding streams and procurement initiatives.
Example Value
EO: RADICAL TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WASTEFUL SPENDING
Observed Non-Null Count
2,641

FPDS Compare

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

Paired Field

Relationship
description_of
Variable
Initiative

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Labeling initiative codes in procurement reports
  • Validating Treasury Account initiative classifications
  • Grouping IDVs by funding or reporting initiative

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as if it were the authoritative code
  • Grouping records on free-text descriptions without checking the paired Initiative value

Query Guidance

Select this field alongside the paired Initiative code and use it for display, validation, or lookup joins. In SQL, normalize text only for presentation; do not aggregate solely on the description unless you have verified consistent one-to-one mappings to the code.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description AS initiative_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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