NIH Research Grants & Funding Scraper

Extract research grant data from NIH RePORTER — the official database of National Institutes of Health funded research. Search millions of grants by keyword, fiscal year, organization, or principal investigator to find funded projects, award amounts, and researcher contact details.

This Actor wraps the official NIH RePORTER public API to deliver structured data on NIH-funded research grants — ideal for research intelligence, academic prospecting, biotech lead generation, and funding landscape analysis.

What data can you extract from NIH RePORTER?

Field	Description
projectTitle	Title of the research project
organizationName	University or institution name
piName	Principal investigator name
awardAmount	Dollar amount of the grant
fiscalYear	Fiscal year of the award
orgState	State where the institution is located
fundingAgency	NIH institute or center funding the grant
projectStartDate	Project start date
projectEndDate	Project end date

Why Scrape NIH RePORTER? Top Use Cases

• No API key needed — the NIH RePORTER API is completely free and public
• Comprehensive coverage — millions of grants across all NIH institutes
• Keyword search — find grants by research topic (e.g., "cancer immunotherapy", "CRISPR", "machine learning")
• Organization filtering — search by university or institution name
• PI search — find all grants awarded to a specific researcher
• Fiscal year filtering — focus on recent or historical funding data

How to Search NIH Research Grants

1. Go to the NIH Grants Scraper page on Apify Store
2. Click Try for free
3. Enter a Search Text keyword (e.g., "cancer immunotherapy")
4. Optionally filter by Fiscal Year, Organization, or PI Name
5. Set Max Results to control output size
6. Click Start and wait for results

Input example

{
    "searchText": "cancer immunotherapy",
    "fiscalYear": 2024,
    "maxResults": 50
}

Output example

{
    "projectTitle": "Novel CAR-T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors",
    "organizationName": "STANFORD UNIVERSITY",
    "piName": "Dr. Jane Smith",
    "awardAmount": 456000,
    "fiscalYear": 2024,
    "orgState": "CA",
    "fundingAgency": "NCI",
    "projectStartDate": "2024-04-01",
    "projectEndDate": "2026-03-31"
}

How Much Does It Cost to Scrape NIH Grants?

This Actor makes direct API calls (no browser), so compute costs are minimal.

Scenario	Results	Est. Compute	Est. Actor Fee
One keyword, one year	50	~$0.01	~$0.25
Broad keyword search	500	~$0.03	~$2.50
Full organization search	2,000	~$0.10	~$10.00

Actor pricing: $0.005 per result + minimal compute costs.

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchText	string	No	—	Keywords to search in project terms (e.g., "CRISPR", "machine learning")
fiscalYear	integer	No	—	Filter by fiscal year (e.g., 2024)
organization	string	No	—	Filter by organization name (e.g., "STANFORD UNIVERSITY")
piName	string	No	—	Search by principal investigator name
maxResults	integer	No	100	Maximum number of grants to return (1-10000)

Integrations

• API — Access results via the Apify API
• Webhooks — Get notified when a search completes
• Zapier / Make — Export to Google Sheets, CRMs, or databases
• Python / Node.js — Use the Apify SDK

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape NIH RePORTER?

NIH RePORTER is a publicly accessible government database with a free public API. This scraper accesses data through the official API — no authentication or terms of service are violated.

How much does it cost to scrape NIH grants?

Actor pricing is $0.005 per result plus minimal Apify compute costs. A typical run of 50 grants costs about $0.26 total. See the pricing table above.

Can I export NIH grant data to Excel or CSV?

Yes. Apify datasets can be exported in JSON, CSV, Excel, and other formats directly from the platform. You can also connect via Zapier or Make for automatic exports.

How often is NIH RePORTER data updated?

NIH updates the RePORTER database regularly as new grants are awarded. You can schedule this scraper to run at any interval to capture new funding data.

What NIH institutes are covered?

All NIH institutes and centers are covered, including NCI (cancer), NIAID (allergy/infectious disease), NHLBI (heart/lung), NIMH (mental health), and dozens more.

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Legal disclaimer

This Actor accesses publicly available data from NIH RePORTER through the official public API. It does not bypass authentication, access restricted data, or violate any terms of service. NIH provides this data for public use.

Users are responsible for ensuring their use of the data complies with applicable laws.

Support

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