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Funding Requesting Agency Id

Identifier for the agency that requested or is associated with the funding for the IDV action. It is a coded value, not a free-text name, and may represent an agency entity or organizational key used in FPDS records.

Family: IDV
Category: Purchaser Information
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__purchaserInformation__fundingRequestingAgencyID
Title
Funding Requesting Agency Id
FPDS Path
IDV/purchaserInformation/fundingRequestingAgencyID
Description
Identifier for the agency that requested or is associated with the funding for the IDV action. It is a coded value, not a free-text name, and may represent an agency entity or organizational key used in FPDS records.
Business Meaning
This field lets analysts trace which federal agency requested the funds tied to an IDV, supporting workload attribution, interagency buying analysis, and spend segmentation by funding source. It is useful for identifying agencies that influence procurement decisions even when another entity awards the action.
Example Value
4732
Observed Non-Null Count
3,532,659

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Break out IDV obligations or counts by funding-requesting agency
  • Join to agency reference data for rollups and labels
  • Identify cross-agency funding and acquisition patterns

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is the awarding agency rather than the requesting funding agency
  • Grouping without decoding the code, which can merge distinct agencies or components

Query Guidance

Filter or group on the code exactly as stored, and join to a reference/lookup table for the agency name or description before presenting results. If the field contains short numeric-like values, preserve leading zeros and avoid casting unless you have verified the data type and format.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__purchaserInformation__fundingRequestingAgencyID AS funding_requesting_agency_id
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__purchaserInformation__fundingRequestingAgencyID IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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