Grants.gov API - Federal Grant Opportunities

API Integration

This actor connects to an external API service. You'll need valid API credentials from the service provider.

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API Integration

This actor connects to an external API service. You'll need valid API credentials from the service provider.

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Access Grants.gov for federal grant opportunities. Search grants by agency, category, eligibility, and deadline. Track funding opportunities for research, nonprofits, education, and small businesses.

Features

• Search Opportunities: Full-text search across all grants
• Get Opportunity: Detailed grant information by ID
• Search by Agency: Grants from specific federal agencies
• Search by Category: Filter by funding category
• Get Forecasted: Upcoming grant announcements
• Get Closing Soon: Grants with imminent deadlines
• Search by Eligibility: Filter by applicant type
• Get Agencies: List of federal funding agencies
• Demo Mode: Test with sample data

Quick Start

{
  "query": "example search"
}

Demo Mode (Enabled by Default)

This actor uses a free public API and defaults to demoMode: true.

Since this actor wraps a free, publicly available API, demo mode is enabled by default. This allows you to:

• Test the actor without any configuration
• See real sample data from the actual API
• Verify the output format before integrating

To get customized results, simply provide your own input parameters.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
See input schema

Output Format

{
  "data": [...]
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

• Search Opportunities: $0.01
• Get Opportunity: $0.01
• Agency Search: $0.01
• Category Search: $0.01
• Forecasted Grants: $0.01
• Closing Soon: $0.01
• Eligibility Search: $0.01
• Get Agencies: $0.01

Use Cases

• Grant prospecting for nonprofits
• Research funding opportunities
• Small business grant search
• Higher education funding
• Government contract leads
• Grant writing research
• Compliance monitoring
• Sync to CRM/grant systems

API Reference

See official API documentation for details.

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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