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The lists on this page contain two types of federal spending data elements:
- Existing Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) data elements, which are currently featured on USAspending.gov
- Additional data elements required by the DATA Act that will be featured on USASpending.gov once the DATA Act is fully implemented
The elements on these lists have been discussed by members of the federal community as part of the DATA Act. At the current time, these lists are exhaustive. That said, the federal community is aware of agencies’ and the larger community’s needs and may add and standardize new elements to improve transparency reporting moving forward.
The data elements are grouped by category; each short list represents a different category. In addition, each element will have it's own GitHub issue, which is where you can see the input posted during the public input period. Thank you to all who posted responses to these papers and provided input on these data elements.
Data standards for these data elements have all been finalized. The final data element names and definitions are located here.
If you’d like to propose an entirely new element, please create a new issue according to our [contribution guidelines]({{ site.baseurl }}/feedback/). Please click Get Updates above to receive emails as we update other pages on this site.
This list includes information about recipients and awardees of federal funds. Please note that these elements will be standardized across the different types of awards (grants, contracts, etc.).
This list includes elements used to describe the amount of a certain award.
| Data Element Name | Legislation | Provide Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of Award* | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Non-Federal Funding Amount | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Federal Action Obligation* | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Current Total Value of Award | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Potential Total Value of Award | FFATA | feedback period closed |
These elements describe the different characteristics each award possesses – for example, its transaction code, its Award Identification (ID) Number, and so on.
These data elements describe characteristics of the entity that provided funding for an award.
| Data Element Name | Legislation | Provide Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Agency Name | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Funding Agency Code | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Funding Sub Tier Agency Name | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Funding Sub Tier Agency Code | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Funding Office Name | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Funding Office Code | FFATA | feedback period closed |
Elements on this list describe awarding entities – those that presented the awardee with the funding.
| Data Element Name | Legislation | Provide Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Awarding Agency Name | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Awarding Agency Code | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Awarding Sub Tier Agency Name | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Awarding Sub Tier Agency Code | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Awarding Office Name | FFATA | feedback period closed |
| Awarding Office Code | FFATA | feedback period closed |
This list features elements that describe the accounts from which the awards are funded.
| Data Element Name | Legislation | Provide Feedback |
|---|---|---|
| Object Class | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Appropriations Account | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Budget Authority Appropriated | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Obligation | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Unobligated Balance | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Other Budgetary Resources | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Program Activity | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
| Outlay | DATA Act | feedback period closed |
* An asterisk (*) next to a data element name indicates that the name for that data element has changed since it was first posted here in December 2014. All final data element names and definitions are posted here.