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Initiative

A treasury-account initiative code associated with the Other Transaction IDV record. It identifies the initiative or program classification tied to the funding account and is typically a coded value rather than free text.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__initiative
Title
Initiative
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/initiative
Description
A treasury-account initiative code associated with the Other Transaction IDV record. It identifies the initiative or program classification tied to the funding account and is typically a coded value rather than free text.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts connect awards to specific government initiatives, such as stimulus, program, or funding-tracking efforts. It is useful for grouping obligations, tracing spending under special authorities, and separating initiative-funded activity from baseline procurement.
Example Value
ARRA
Observed Non-Null Count
4

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter awards tied to a specific initiative or funding program
  • Group obligations by initiative code for reporting
  • Join to reference tables or code descriptions when available

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is a full descriptive phrase instead of a code
  • Aggregating without checking for nulls, legacy codes, or multiple account records per award

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE, GROUP BY, and JOIN logic after confirming the code set and null behavior. In SQL, compare on the exact stored code value and, when available, join to a lookup or description table to produce human-readable output; if multiple treasury accounts can exist per record, deduplicate or aggregate carefully.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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