This dataset has the following 16 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | fiscal_year | number | The period during which a fiscal year's budget may be expended. This period for any fiscal year is from July 1st of the preceding calendar year through June 30th of the current calendar year. It is the period within which all goods and/or services must be received to be payable with those fiscal year funds. For example, fiscal year 2018 began on July 1, 2017 and ended on June 30, 2018. | 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 view top 100 |
| Fund Number | fund_number | text | Funds are fiscal and accounting entities, almost always established in general law, used to deposit revenues that are dedicated to specific purposes and finance expenditures for those purposes. For instance, income tax revenue is deposited in the Commonwealth’s General Fund to finance general government expenditures, while motor fuel tax collections and vehicle registration fees are deposited in the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, and are used to fund transportation-related spending, including the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Commonwealth debt service on bonds used to finance road and bridge construction. Each fund is designated in the state accounting system with a four-digit code. For example, the General Fund is designated with the digits 0010 and the Commonwealth Transportation Fund is designated with the digits 0103. The funds included in this section of CTHRU are only those subject to the Commonwealth’s annual appropriations process (“Budgeted Funds”). | 0100 0044 view top 100 |
| Fund Name | fund_name | text | Federal Grants Fund Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund view top 100 | |
| Cabinet/Secretariat | cabinet_secretariat | text | A Secretariat (also known as Cabinet) is defined as an executive office that reports to the Governor. Note: In CTHRU, Cabinet/Secretariat also includes offices that do not report to the Governor, such as constitutional offices (e.g., Office of the Treasurer), and independent agencies (e.g., Office of the Comptroller). Executive Departments usually report to Secretariats. For example, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EHS) is a Secretariat and the Department of Public Health is a Department within that Secretariat. | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS view top 100 |
| Department Code | department_code | text | A Department is an entity of state government with a specific mission, established by the legislature, which may either report to cabinet-level units of government, known as executive offices or secretariats, or be independent divisions or departments. Each department has an assigned three-letter code in the accounting system; for example, the Office of the Comptroller is CTR. | DPH DOE EPS POL DCR view top 100 |
| Department Name | department_name | text | A Department is an entity of state government with a specific mission, established by the legislature, which may either report to cabinet-level units of government, known as executive offices or secretariats, or be independent divisions or departments. Each department has an assigned three-letter code in the accounting system; for example, the Office of the Comptroller is CTR. | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT CONSERVATION AND RECREATION view top 100 |
| Appropriation/Account Number | appropriation_account_number | text | A unique eight-digit number, as identified in the General Appropriation Act (GAA) or subsequent budget bills, or established administratively, with the legislative authorization for a department to spend funds to fulfill the department’s legislative mission, including specifically identified purposes. | 80004611 80004620 08400110 70438001 70431005 view top 100 |
| Appropriation/Account Name | appropriation_account_name | text | The name of an account corresponding to an eight-digit appropriation/account number. | Justice Assistance Grant STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BASIC GRANTS TITLE I/NEGLECTED & DELINQUENT CHILDREN view top 100 |
| Beginning Balance | beginning_balance | number | If authorized by the Legislature, spending accounts may carry forward unexpended balances from the prior fiscal year. The balances are reflected in the state accounting system as a “Beginning Balance” or a “Prior Appropriation Continued”. These amounts are identical to the “Balance Forward” in prior fiscal year for the same account. | 0 0.02 0.01 -0.01 1 view top 100 |
| Federal Grant Revenue Received | federal_grant_revenue_received | number | 0 25000 20000 10000 82226 view top 100 | |
| Transfer In | transfer_in | number | A department may contract with other state departments to administer spending authorized for a particular account, or else transfer reserve funds to other accounts (for example, when central reserves are established to fund collective bargaining agreements). When such transactions occur, funds are shown as a “transfer in” to the receiving department, and a “transfer out” from the sending department. | 0 0.02 2543.7 73239.92 151672.57 view top 100 |
| Transfer Out | transfer_out | number | See definition for “Transfer In”. | 0 25000 151672.57 2543.7 0.01 view top 100 |
| Total Available for Spending | total_available_for_spending | number | 0 0.02 0.01 25000 1 view top 100 | |
| Total Expenses | total_expenses | number | The total amount expended in the fiscal year; for the current active fiscal year (but not for closed fiscal years), this includes the amount of expenses accrued but not yet paid out as cash to vendors. This gap may occur because there is often a grace period (of up to 45 days) between when an expense is incurred (e.g., when it is billed) and when the payment is made to the vendor. | 0 25000 20000 30000 10000 view top 100 |
| Unexpended | unexpended | number | 0 0.01 -0.01 5475 12338.7 view top 100 | |
| Balance Forward | balance_forward | number | Balance Forward/Prior Appropriation Continued (PAC). If authorized by the Legislature, appropriation accounts may carry forward unexpended balances into the following fiscal year. This “Prior Appropriation Continued” amount is reflected in the state accounting system as a “Balance Forward” in the current fiscal year and an equal “Beginning Balance” in the following fiscal year. | 0 0.02 0.01 -0.01 1 view top 100 |