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Initiative

Initiative code associated with the Treasury account tied to an Other Transaction Award record. This is an attribute value, typically short and often abbreviated, that identifies a specific funding or reporting initiative for that account.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative
Title
Initiative
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative
Description
Initiative code associated with the Treasury account tied to an Other Transaction Award record. This is an attribute value, typically short and often abbreviated, that identifies a specific funding or reporting initiative for that account.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts connect an award to the programmatic or funding initiative reflected in the Treasury account structure. It is useful for segmenting awards by special funding tracks, identifying stimulus or targeted program activity, and supporting reporting across accounts that share a common initiative code.
Example Value
ARRA
Observed Non-Null Count
69

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group awards by funding initiative
  • Filter records tied to a specific Treasury account program
  • Join to account-level or initiative lookup data when available

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is a full descriptive label
  • Using the field alone to infer program purpose without confirming the code meaning

Query Guidance

Use exact-match filters for known codes and normalize case and whitespace before comparison. In SQL, group by the field to summarize awards by initiative, and left join to a reference table if you need the human-readable meaning of each code.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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