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Funding Requesting Agency Id

Code or identifier for the agency that is requesting or funding the transaction within the Other Transaction IDV purchaser information. It functions as a reference key, not a descriptive agency name, and may be an abbreviated or system-assigned value.

Family: Other Transaction 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__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__purchaserInformation__fundingRequestingAgencyID
Title
Funding Requesting Agency Id
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/purchaserInformation/fundingRequestingAgencyID
Description
Code or identifier for the agency that is requesting or funding the transaction within the Other Transaction IDV purchaser information. It functions as a reference key, not a descriptive agency name, and may be an abbreviated or system-assigned value.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts attribute funding responsibility and trace which federal agency initiated or supported the requirement behind an Other Transaction IDV. It is useful for cross-agency spending analysis, portfolio segmentation, and identifying who is driving procurement demand versus who is executing the award.
Example Value
97AD
Observed Non-Null Count
12,136

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter awards by requesting or funding agency
  • Group transactions by funding source for spend analysis
  • Join to agency reference data for reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing the code with the agency name
  • Using the raw value without validating against a reference table or companion description

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE, GROUP BY, or JOIN clauses as a coded key. In SQL, compare it to standardized agency codes or join it to a reference dimension; avoid free-text matching unless you have confirmed the value format.

SQL Examples

Preview values

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

Top values

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