# Grants.gov Scraper — Federal Grant Finder (`dk49/grants-gov-finder`) Actor

Find and monitor US federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov. Search by keyword, agency, eligibility and deadline. Get funding amounts, CFDA numbers, open/close dates and links. Ideal for nonprofits, universities and grant writers.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dk49/grants-gov-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [DK](https://apify.com/dk49) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Grants.gov Scraper — Federal Grant Finder

Search and monitor **US federal grant opportunities** on [Grants.gov](https://www.grants.gov) — the official database of all federal funding programs, with over $700 billion awarded annually.

🔍 **Search it on Google:** "grants.gov scraper", "federal grants API", "grant opportunity monitor"

### Why use this Actor?

- ✅ **Official data source** — uses the Grants.gov API directly
- ✅ **Deadline alerts** — never miss a closing opportunity again
- ✅ **Precise filtering** — keyword, agency, eligibility, CFDA numbers
- ✅ **Automation-ready** — pipe results to email, Slack, Notion, CRMs
- ✅ **Zero setup** — no API key or authentication needed

### Who is this for?

| User | Use case |
|---|---|
| 🎓 **Nonprofits & universities** | Track funding in your program area |
| ✍️ **Grant writers** | Build a pipeline of upcoming deadlines |
| 📊 **Researchers** | Analyze federal funding trends by agency/field |
| 🤖 **Consultants** | Monitor opportunities across client sectors |
| 🧠 **AI agents** | Automated funding-source discovery |

### Input options

| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `keyword` | Search term | `"climate research"`, `"rural health"` |
| `agencies` | Agency codes or names | `["NSF", "NIH"]`, `"Department of Energy"` |
| `eligibilities` | Who can apply | `["nonprofit"]`, `["higher_education"]` |
| `closeAfter` | Only grants closing after this date | `"09/01/2026"` |
| `onlyOpen` | Exclude already-closed (default true) | `true` |
| `maxItems` | Max results per run | `200` |

### Example input

```json
{
    "keyword": "stem education",
    "agencies": ["NSF"],
    "closeAfter": "09/01/2026",
    "onlyOpen": true,
    "maxItems": 300
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
    "id": "334326",
    "number": "21-595",
    "title": "Tribal Colleges and Universities Program",
    "agency": "U.S. National Science Foundation",
    "openDate": "06/24/2021",
    "closeDate": "09/01/2026",
    "status": "posted",
    "cfdaList": ["47.076"],
    "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334326"
}
```

### 💡 Pro tips

1. **Closing-soon feed**: set `onlyOpen: true` + a `closeAfter` date ~30 days out for urgent deadlines
2. **New-opportunity alerts**: schedule hourly runs and diff against previous results
3. **Multi-agency monitoring**: list several agencies — results merge into one dataset

### Data source

Official Grants.gov search API. This actor is not affiliated with grants.gov or HHS.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search term, e.g. 'climate research', 'stem education'

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

Filter by agency code or name, e.g. \["NSF", "NIH", "Department of Energy"]

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

e.g. \["nonprofit"] — see Grants.gov eligibility codes

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

e.g. \["education", "health", "energy"]

## `closeAfter` (type: `string`):

Only opportunities closing after this date

## `closeBefore` (type: `string`):

Only opportunities closing before this date

## `onlyOpen` (type: `boolean`):

Only return opportunities with status 'posted'

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum opportunities to return per run (max 1000)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Scraped items in the default dataset

## `stats` (type: `string`):

Run summary stats (counts, timing)

# 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 = {
    "onlyOpen": true,
    "maxItems": 200
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dk49/grants-gov-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 = {
    "onlyOpen": True,
    "maxItems": 200,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dk49/grants-gov-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 '{
  "onlyOpen": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}' |
apify call dk49/grants-gov-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dk49/grants-gov-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/63VfsPReBqi2hMdqj/builds/1C3oMJCkJ0EyuXPX2/openapi.json