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Total Non Governmental Dollars

Monetary amount, in dollars, that the awarding organization reports as non-governmental funding associated with an Other Transaction IDV. It represents the portion of total dollar value attributable to non-federal or otherwise non-government sources in the FPDS record.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: Total Dollar Values
Data Type: numeric
Semantic Type: financial
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars
Title
Total Non Governmental Dollars
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/totalDollarValues/totalNonGovernmentalDollars
Description
Monetary amount, in dollars, that the awarding organization reports as non-governmental funding associated with an Other Transaction IDV. It represents the portion of total dollar value attributable to non-federal or otherwise non-government sources in the FPDS record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts separate government-funded value from outside contributions when measuring agreement size, partner participation, and total financing structure. It is useful for market sizing, funding mix analysis, and comparing the scale of Other Transaction vehicles across awards and time.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Spending aggregation and trend analysis

Common Usage

  • Identify awards with non-governmental cost share or external funding
  • Sum non-governmental dollars by agency, vendor, or fiscal year
  • Compare funding mix across Other Transaction IDVs

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting zero as missing data instead of a reported amount
  • Adding this field to other total value fields without confirming whether components overlap

Query Guidance

Use numeric aggregation functions such as SUM, AVG, and CASE-based filters. Cast to a numeric type if needed, exclude nulls separately from zeros, and join to related dollar-value fields when calculating ratios or funding shares.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars AS total_non_governmental_dollars
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Aggregate total

SELECT
    sum(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars) AS total_value
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars IS NOT NULL

Distribution overview

SELECT
    min(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars) AS min_value,
    avg(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars) AS avg_value,
    max(content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars) AS max_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__totalDollarValues__totalNonGovernmentalDollars IS NOT NULL

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