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Foreign Funding Description

Human-readable description paired with the coded Foreign Funding field for an IDV purchaser information record. It states the funding status in plain language, such as "NOT APPLICABLE," rather than the underlying code.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__foreignFunding__description
Title
Foreign Funding Description
FPDS Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/foreignFunding/description
Description
Human-readable description paired with the coded Foreign Funding field for an IDV purchaser information record. It states the funding status in plain language, such as "NOT APPLICABLE," rather than the underlying code.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an IDV involves foreign funding without decoding abbreviations or source codes. It is useful for reporting, compliance review, and segmentation of awards by funding source status.
Example Value
NOT APPLICABLE
Observed Non-Null Count
5,861,553

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__foreignFunding__description
FPDS XML Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/foreignFunding/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/purchaserInformation/foreignFunding/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__purchaserInformation__foreignFunding__description'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Display the funding status in reports and dashboards
  • Translate coded foreign funding values into readable labels
  • Filter IDVs by foreign funding status for compliance analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description as if it were the authoritative code value
  • Grouping records on the description without checking for multiple labels that map to the same underlying code

Query Guidance

Join or select this field alongside the paired Foreign Funding code and use the description for display, validation, and grouping only after confirming label consistency. In SQL, prefer filtering on the code when available and use the description for human-readable output, for example in SELECT lists or CASE-based standardization.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__purchaserInformation__foreignFunding__description AS foreign_funding_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__purchaserInformation__foreignFunding__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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