# Grants.gov Federal Grant Opportunity Finder (`calculating_kitchen_h0b/grants-gov-opportunity-finder`) Actor

Search all open and forecasted US federal grants on Grants.gov. Get award ceiling, total funding, deadlines, eligibility, CFDA numbers and descriptions as clean JSON. For nonprofits, grant writers and AI agents.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/calculating_kitchen_h0b/grants-gov-opportunity-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Andres Barcelo](https://apify.com/calculating_kitchen_h0b) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Automation, Open source
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 grant opportunities

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Grants.gov Federal Grant Opportunity Finder

Search every open and forecasted **US federal grant** on Grants.gov and get clean, structured data: award ceiling and floor, total program funding, number of awards, deadlines, eligible applicant types, funding categories, Assistance Listing (CFDA) numbers and the full plain-text description.

Built for nonprofits, grant writers, consultants, universities, local governments, small businesses and AI agents that need a reliable feed of federal funding opportunities.

### What you can do

- Find grants by keyword (e.g. "food access", "broadband", "wildfire", "STEM").
- Filter by status (posted, forecasted, closed, archived), agency, funding category, applicant eligibility, funding instrument, CFDA number or recent posting date.
- Run it on a schedule to get new opportunities every week, then send them to Google Sheets, Slack, email or your CRM with Apify integrations.

### Output (one record per opportunity)

`opportunityNumber`, `title`, `agency`, `parentAgency`, `status`, `openDate`, `closeDate`, `responseDeadline`, `awardCeiling`, `awardFloor`, `estimatedTotalFunding`, `expectedNumberOfAwards`, `costSharingRequired`, `eligibleApplicants`, `eligibilityDetails`, `fundingInstruments`, `fundingCategories`, `cfdaNumbers`, `description`, `url`.

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$2 per 1,000 grant opportunities**. No subscription.

### Data source

Official public Grants.gov REST API (api.grants.gov). No login or API key needed. Individual agency contact names and emails are deliberately left out. This Actor is not affiliated with Grants.gov or the US government.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search words, e.g. food access, broadband, wildfire, STEM

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Which statuses to include. Default: posted and forecasted.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only opportunities posted in the last N days (Grants.gov supports 3, 7, 14, 21, 28... up to 56).

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

e.g. USDA, HHS, DOE, EPA, NSF

## `fundingCategories` (type: `array`):

e.g. AG (Agriculture), FN (Food and Nutrition), ED (Education), HL (Health), ENV (Environment)

## `eligibilities` (type: `array`):

e.g. 12 (Nonprofits with 501c3), 25 (Others), 20 (Private higher ed), 00 (State governments), 23 (Small businesses)

## `fundingInstruments` (type: `array`):

G (Grant), CA (Cooperative agreement), PC (Procurement contract), O (Other)

## `cfda` (type: `string`):

e.g. 10.579

## `opportunityNumber` (type: `string`):

Exact funding opportunity number

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch award ceiling/floor, total funding, deadlines, eligibility and description for each opportunity.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum opportunities to return

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "food",
  "statuses": [
    "posted",
    "forecasted"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Grant opportunities in the default dataset (overview view).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "food"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("calculating_kitchen_h0b/grants-gov-opportunity-finder").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keyword": "food" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("calculating_kitchen_h0b/grants-gov-opportunity-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "food"
}' |
apify call calculating_kitchen_h0b/grants-gov-opportunity-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,calculating_kitchen_h0b/grants-gov-opportunity-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/pCfefVf0yV1sR6ojH/builds/57bdboxw2S90NAmt9/openapi.json