NIH Research Grants Scraper (RePORTER)

NIH Research Grants Scraper (RePORTER) — a fast, reliable nih grants scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This nih grants scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured nih grants data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Project Num (projectNum) — e.g. "5P01AG052350-08"
• Appl Id (applId) — e.g. 10827889
• Core Project Num (coreProjectNum) — e.g. "P01AG052350"
• Title (title) — e.g. "Project 2 - Imaging of Brain Connrectivity, Structure an...
• Abstract (abstract) — e.g. "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of cog...
• Fiscal Year (fiscalYear) — e.g. 2025
• Award Amount (awardAmount) — e.g. 957843
• Org Name (orgName) — e.g. "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA"
• Org City (orgCity) — e.g. "Los Angeles"
• Org State (orgState) — e.g. "CA"
• Org Country (orgCountry) — e.g. "UNITED STATES"
• Principal Investigators (principalInvestigators) — e.g. ["Ioannis Pappas"]
• Agency (agency) — e.g. "National Institute on Aging"
• Agency Abbrev (agencyAbbrev) — e.g. "NIA"
• Activity Code (activityCode) — e.g. "P01"

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Free-text queries to search NIH RePORTER project titles, abstracts, and terms. One actor task runs per term.
fiscalYears	array	Optional list of fiscal years (as integers, e.g. 2024) to restrict results. Leave empty for all years.
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of grant records to return for each search term.

Example output

{
  "type": "grant",
  "projectNum": "5P01AG052350-08",
  "applId": 10827889,
  "coreProjectNum": "P01AG052350",
  "title": "Project 2 - Imaging of Brain Connrectivity, Structure and Function",
  "abstract": "Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of cognitive impairment in older adults...",
  "fiscalYear": 2025,
  "awardAmount": 957843,
  "orgName": "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA",
  "orgCity": "Los Angeles",
  "orgState": "CA",
  "orgCountry": "UNITED STATES",
  "principalInvestigators": [
    "Ioannis Pappas"
  ],
  "agency": "National Institute on Aging",
  "agencyAbbrev": "NIA",
  "activityCode": "P01",
  "startDate": "2016-09-30T00:00:00",
  "endDate": "2028-03-31T00:00:00",
  "terms": [
    "Acceleration",
    "Affect",
    "Aging",
    "Alzheimer's Disease"
  ],
  "url": "https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10827889",
  "query": "crispr",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new nih grants)

Schedule this nih grants scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor nih grants for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This nih grants scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the nih grants scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every nih grants result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.