# Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper (`crawlerbros/grants-gov-scraper`) Actor Scrape federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov - search by keyword, agency, status, category, and funding type. Returns full opportunity metadata including award amounts, CFDA numbers, deadlines, and synopsis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/grants-gov-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper Scrape federal grant opportunities from [Grants.gov](https://www.grants.gov) — the official U.S. government portal for finding and applying for federal grants. Search by keyword, agency, status, category, and funding type, or fetch full details by opportunity ID. ### Features - Search thousands of federal grant opportunities by keyword - Filter by agency, status, category, and funding instrument type - Retrieve full opportunity details including award amounts and CFDA numbers - Automatic pagination — collect up to 5,000 records per run - No authentication required — uses Grants.gov public API ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | Select | `searchOpportunities` (default) or `getOpportunityDetail` | | `keyword` | Text | Free-text keyword (e.g. `education`, `climate`, `health`) | | `agencyCode` | Text | Federal agency code (e.g. `ED`, `HHS`, `NSF`, `DOE`) | | `opportunityStatus` | Select | `posted`, `forecasted`, `closed`, `archived`, or empty for all | | `opportunityCategory` | Select | `D` Discretionary, `M` Mandatory, `E` Earmark, `C` Continuation, `R` R&D | | `fundingInstrumentType` | Select | `G` Grant, `CA` Cooperative Agreement, `PC` Procurement Contract, `O` Other | | `opportunityIds` | String list | List of opportunity IDs (for `getOpportunityDetail` mode) | | `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum records to return (1–5000, default 50) | #### Example Input ```json { "mode": "searchOpportunities", "keyword": "renewable energy", "agencyCode": "DOE", "opportunityStatus": "posted", "maxItems": 100 } ```` ### Output Each record contains: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `opportunityId` | String | Unique Grants.gov opportunity ID | | `opportunityNumber` | String | Official opportunity number | | `opportunityTitle` | String | Full title of the opportunity | | `agencyCode` | String | Funding agency code | | `agencyName` | String | Full name of the funding agency | | `opportunityCategory` | String | Category code | | `fundingInstrumentType` | String | Instrument type code | | `opportunityStatus` | String | Current status (posted, forecasted, closed, archived) | | `postDate` | String | Date posted | | `closeDate` | String | Application deadline | | `lastUpdated` | String | Last modified date | | `awardCeiling` | Integer | Maximum award amount in USD | | `awardFloor` | Integer | Minimum award amount in USD | | `estimatedTotalProgramFunding` | Integer | Total estimated program funding | | `expectedNumberOfAwards` | Integer | Expected number of awards | | `cfdaNumbers` | Array | CFDA program numbers | | `synopsis` | String | Opportunity description/synopsis | | `sourceUrl` | String | Direct link to the opportunity on Grants.gov | | `scrapedAt` | String | ISO timestamp of when data was scraped | | `recordType` | String | Always `"opportunity"` | #### Example Output ```json { "opportunityId": "355241", "opportunityNumber": "ED-GRANTS-012724-001", "opportunityTitle": "Supporting Effective Educator Development", "agencyCode": "ED", "agencyName": "Department of Education", "opportunityStatus": "posted", "postDate": "01/27/2024", "closeDate": "03/15/2024", "awardCeiling": 5000000, "awardFloor": 1000000, "cfdaNumbers": ["84.423"], "sourceUrl": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355241", "scrapedAt": "2024-01-28T10:30:00+00:00", "recordType": "opportunity" } ``` ### FAQ **Do I need an API key?** No. Grants.gov provides a public API that does not require authentication. **How many records can I scrape?** Up to 5,000 records per run. Grants.gov typically has 10,000–30,000 active opportunities. **How do I find agency codes?** Common codes: `ED` (Education), `HHS` (Health & Human Services), `NSF` (National Science Foundation), `DOE` (Energy), `USDA` (Agriculture), `NASA`, `DOD` (Defense). **Can I search for closed grants?** Yes — set `opportunityStatus` to `closed` or `archived` to find past grant opportunities. **How current is the data?** Data is fetched live from Grants.gov at the time of each run. **What is a CFDA number?** The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number uniquely identifies federal assistance programs. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch: search opportunities or get full details by ID. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Free-text keyword to search for in opportunity titles and descriptions. ## `agencyCode` (type: `string`): Filter by federal agency code (e.g. ED for Education, HHS for Health & Human Services, NSF for National Science Foundation). ## `opportunityStatus` (type: `string`): Filter by opportunity status. Leave empty to include all statuses. ## `opportunityCategory` (type: `string`): Filter by funding category. Leave empty to include all categories. ## `fundingInstrumentType` (type: `string`): Filter by funding instrument type. Leave empty to include all types. ## `opportunityIds` (type: `array`): List of Grants.gov opportunity IDs for fetching full details. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of opportunity records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "searchOpportunities", "keyword": "education", "opportunityStatus": "", "opportunityCategory": "", "fundingInstrumentType": "", "maxItems": 50 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `opportunities` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped Grants.gov opportunity records. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "searchOpportunities", "keyword": "education", "opportunityStatus": "", "opportunityCategory": "", "fundingInstrumentType": "", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/grants-gov-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "searchOpportunities", "keyword": "education", "opportunityStatus": "", "opportunityCategory": "", "fundingInstrumentType": "", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/grants-gov-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "searchOpportunities", "keyword": "education", "opportunityStatus": "", "opportunityCategory": "", "fundingInstrumentType": "", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/grants-gov-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/grants-gov-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper", "description": "Scrape federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov - search by keyword, agency, status, category, and funding type. Returns full opportunity metadata including award amounts, CFDA numbers, deadlines, and synopsis.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "HRjBGN8ELsk8FyVkJ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~grants-gov-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-grants-gov-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~grants-gov-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-grants-gov-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~grants-gov-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-grants-gov-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "searchOpportunities", "getOpportunityDetail" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch: search opportunities or get full details by ID.", "default": "searchOpportunities" }, "keyword": { "title": "Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text keyword to search for in opportunity titles and descriptions." }, "agencyCode": { "title": "Agency Code", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by federal agency code (e.g. ED for Education, HHS for Health & Human Services, NSF for National Science Foundation)." }, "opportunityStatus": { "title": "Opportunity Status", "enum": [ "", "posted", "forecasted", "closed", "archived" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by opportunity status. Leave empty to include all statuses.", "default": "" }, "opportunityCategory": { "title": "Opportunity Category", "enum": [ "", "D", "M", "E", "C", "R" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by funding category. Leave empty to include all categories.", "default": "" }, "fundingInstrumentType": { "title": "Funding Instrument Type", "enum": [ "", "G", "CA", "PC", "O" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by funding instrument type. Leave empty to include all types.", "default": "" }, "opportunityIds": { "title": "Opportunity IDs (mode=getOpportunityDetail)", "type": "array", "description": "List of Grants.gov opportunity IDs for fetching full details.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of opportunity records to return.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```