FFATA
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FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act) is a U.S. law that requires public disclosure of federal spending to increase transparency and accountability in government funding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FFATA canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13105627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FFATA Context triple: [FSRS, relatedToLaw, FFATA]
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A.
FATA
FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) was a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border, historically governed under a separate legal and administrative framework.
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B.
FTTA
FTTA is a U.S. law that promotes collaboration and technology transfer between federal laboratories and the private sector to commercialize government-funded innovations.
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C.
FFA
FFA (Future Farmers of America) is a U.S.-based youth organization that promotes agricultural education, leadership, and career development for students.
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D.
FFA
FFA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Fédération Française d’Athlétisme, the governing body for athletics in France.
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E.
FFA
FFA is a regional fisheries management organization that supports Pacific Island countries in sustainably managing and conserving their tuna and other marine resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FFATA Target entity description: FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act) is a U.S. law that requires public disclosure of federal spending to increase transparency and accountability in government funding.
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A.
FATA
FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) was a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border, historically governed under a separate legal and administrative framework.
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B.
FTTA
FTTA is a U.S. law that promotes collaboration and technology transfer between federal laboratories and the private sector to commercialize government-funded innovations.
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C.
FFA
FFA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Fédération Française d’Athlétisme, the governing body for athletics in France.
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D.
FFA
FFA (Future Farmers of America) is a U.S.-based youth organization that promotes agricultural education, leadership, and career development for students.
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E.
FFA
FFA is a regional fisheries management organization that supports Pacific Island countries in sustainably managing and conserving their tuna and other marine resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
transparency law ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal contracts
ⓘ
federal grants ⓘ federal loans ⓘ other forms of federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 31 U.S.C. § 6101 note ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataElementsInclude |
amount of funds received
ⓘ
funding agency ⓘ location of the recipient ⓘ name of entity receiving funds ⓘ purpose of the funding ⓘ unique identifier of the recipient ⓘ |
| dateSigned | September 26, 2006 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Office of Management and Budget ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
prime awards
ⓘ
subawards ⓘ |
| fullName | Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ⓘ |
| goal |
enable citizens to track federal spending
ⓘ
reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs ⓘ |
| implementedVia | USAspending.gov ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| mandates | centralized online access to federal spending data ⓘ |
| policyArea |
government transparency
ⓘ
open government ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| purpose |
increase accountability in government funding
ⓘ
increase transparency of federal spending ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 ⓘ |
| requires |
public disclosure of federal spending information
ⓘ
standardized reporting of federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| requiresCreationOf | publicly accessible website on federal spending ⓘ |
| requiresReportingBy |
federal agencies
ⓘ
prime award recipients ⓘ |
| sector | public sector finance ⓘ |
| shortName | FFATA ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| sponsor | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| typeOfTransparency | spending transparency ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2006 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: FFATA Description of subject: FFATA (Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act) is a U.S. law that requires public disclosure of federal spending to increase transparency and accountability in government funding.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.