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Initiative Description

Human-readable description of the initiative associated with a Treasury account on an Other Transaction Award. It is the descriptive label paired with the coded or abbreviated Initiative value.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative__description
Title
Initiative Description
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative/description
Description
Human-readable description of the initiative associated with a Treasury account on an Other Transaction Award. It is the descriptive label paired with the coded or abbreviated Initiative value.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret Treasury-account funding attributes on OT awards by translating initiative codes into understandable program names or descriptions. It is useful for funding traceability, appropriation analysis, and identifying the program or recovery initiative tied to an award.
Example Value
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
Observed Non-Null Count
69

FPDS Compare

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

  • Decode or label the initiative tied to a Treasury account
  • Group OT awards by funding initiative or program
  • Validate Treasury-account coding against the descriptive text

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the description as a code or stable identifier
  • Filtering on the text alone without checking the paired Initiative field

Query Guidance

Select this field alongside the paired Initiative code for reporting and validation. In SQL, use it for display, grouping, or joins to reference tables only when the text is standardized; for analysis, prefer the code for exact matching and use the description to interpret results.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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