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Is Historically Black College or University

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is identified as a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the IDV vendor site details. In FPDS, this is a classification flag tied to the educational-entity attributes for the vendor site.

Family: IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity
Title
Is Historically Black College or University
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is identified as a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the IDV vendor site details. In FPDS, this is a classification flag tied to the educational-entity attributes for the vendor site.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with HBCU institutions for socioeconomic, equity, outreach, and supplier diversity analysis. It can support tracking of federal procurement activity with minority-serving educational institutions and related policy reporting.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards tied to HBCU vendor sites
  • Measure spend or count of IDVs associated with HBCUs
  • Support diversity and educational-institution reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field identifies the vendor entity rather than the specific vendor site record
  • Treating blank, null, or zero values as equivalent without checking the system's coding conventions

Query Guidance

Use explicit boolean or code filters based on observed data values, for example WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity = 1 or = 'Y' depending on the dataset encoding. If you need only HBCU records, include null-handling logic and verify whether the field is populated consistently across all award records.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity AS is_historically_black_college_or_university
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

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