Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper

Export public U.S. federal funding opportunities from Grants.gov to structured datasets. The Actor searches the public Grants.gov API, deduplicates opportunities by stable ID, and can enrich each row with public detail fields such as descriptions, contacts, funding amounts, eligibility text, and attachment metadata.

At a glance

• Primary job: Build repeatable exports and monitors for public Grants.gov opportunity notices.
• Input: Keyword plus optional agency/category/date-style filters and detail limits.
• Output: One dataset row per public opportunity.
• Best for: Grant writers, nonprofits, universities, consultants, public-sector sales teams, civic-tech analysts, and funding-intelligence workflows.

Who is this for?

• Grant writers and consultants tracking new federal funding opportunities for clients.
• Nonprofits and universities building recurring grant-alert exports.
• Public-sector sales and civic-tech teams monitoring federal program signals.
• Analysts and data teams feeding Grants.gov rows into spreadsheets, CRMs, dashboards, or RAG systems.

Common use cases

• Funding research: Search public opportunities by keyword and export structured rows.
• Monitoring: Schedule small repeat runs and compare stable opportunityId values over time.
• CRM enrichment: Send agency, contact, date, and funding fields to downstream systems.
• Automation: Use Apify datasets, API, webhooks, or MCP-compatible tools.

Ready-to-run tasks

These task recipes cover distinct buyer workflows and can be copied directly into the Actor input. Publisher will create their public Examples after publication.

• Climate funding opportunities
• Commerce agency grants
• Grant deadline watch
• Nonprofit eligibility grants

Climate funding opportunities

{
  "keyword": "climate",
  "statuses": ["posted", "forecasted"],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeContacts": true,
  "includeAttachments": true,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxDetailRequests": 10
}

Agency pipeline monitor

{
  "keyword": "research",
  "agencies": ["DOC"],
  "includeDetails": false,
  "includeContacts": false,
  "includeAttachments": false,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxDetailRequests": 0
}

Deadline watch

{
  "keyword": "education",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeContacts": true,
  "includeAttachments": false,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxDetailRequests": 10
}

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
opportunityId	Stable Grants.gov opportunity ID used for dedupe.
opportunityNumber	Public opportunity number.
title	Opportunity title.
agencyCode, agencyName	Agency identifiers/names from search or detail data.
status, docType, category	Source status/type/category fields.
cfdaList	Assistance listing / CFDA numbers.
openDate, openDateIso, closeDate, closeDateIso	Raw and normalized dates when parseable.
fundingInstrument, fundingCategory, eligibility	Public detail classifications when available.
awardCeiling, awardFloor, estimatedTotalFunding	Funding amount fields when Grants.gov exposes them.
description	Public synopsis or forecast description.
contactName, contactEmail, contactPhone	Public opportunity contact fields when requested and available.
attachments	Public attachment metadata only; files are not downloaded.
sourceUrl, fetchedAt, warnings	Source link, scrape timestamp, and row-level warnings.

Input configuration

Setting	JSON key	Use it for	Example
Keyword	keyword	Main Grants.gov search phrase.	climate
Additional keywords	keywords	Extra search terms.	["resilience"]
Agency filters	agencies	Narrow to agency codes/names when compatible with the source API.	["DOC"]
Statuses	statuses	Preserve recipe intent for posted/forecasted/closed workflows.	["posted", "forecasted"]
Funding categories	fundingCategories	Optional source-compatible category filters.	["Environment"]
Funding instruments	fundingInstruments	Optional source-compatible funding instrument filters.	["Grant"]
Eligibilities	eligibilities	Optional source-compatible eligibility filters.	["Nonprofits"]
Date from	dateFrom	Optional date filter start, YYYY-MM-DD recommended.	2026-01-01
Date to	dateTo	Optional date filter end, YYYY-MM-DD recommended.	2026-12-31
Include details	includeDetails	Fetch descriptions, contacts, funding fields, eligibility, and attachment metadata.	true
Include contacts	includeContacts	Save public contact fields when detail data exposes them.	true
Include attachments	includeAttachments	Save public attachment metadata only.	false
Maximum opportunities	maxItems	Cap saved rows and control spend.	10
Maximum detail requests	maxDetailRequests	Limit enrichment calls.	10
Fail on empty	failOnSourceUnavailable	Fail instead of succeeding with zero rows for strict monitors.	false

Input example

{
  "keyword": "climate",
  "statuses": ["posted", "forecasted"],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeContacts": true,
  "includeAttachments": true,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxDetailRequests": 10,
  "failOnSourceUnavailable": false
}

Example output

{
  "opportunityId": "103313",
  "opportunityNumber": "NOAA-OAR-CPO-2012-2003041",
  "title": "Climate Program Office for FY 2012",
  "agencyCode": "DOC",
  "agencyName": "Department of Commerce",
  "status": "posted",
  "docType": "synopsis",
  "cfdaList": ["11.431"],
  "openDate": "07/06/2011",
  "openDateIso": "2011-07-06",
  "closeDate": "",
  "closeDateIso": null,
  "description": "Changing climate confronts society with significant economic...",
  "contactEmail": "steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/103313",
  "fetchedAt": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "warnings": []
}

Pricing

Event	Price	Charged when
Opportunity saved	$0.003 per row	After a public Grants.gov opportunity row is saved to the dataset.

Discount tiers use the standard Apify Store labels: Free, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond.

The Actor does not charge for failed detail fetches, skipped optional attachment downloads, empty searches, or summary metadata.

Limits and caveats

• Public data only: This Actor returns public Grants.gov opportunity notices, not private applications, workspace data, or applicant-specific materials.
• No grant-fit advice: It does not score eligibility or recommend whether you should apply.
• Source semantics: Grants.gov may omit fields or use older date formats; raw fields are preserved and normalized fields are nullable.
• Attachments: V1 emits metadata only and does not download or parse attached files.

API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("fetch_cat/grants-gov-opportunities-scraper").call({
  keyword: "climate",
  includeDetails: true,
  maxItems: 10,
  maxDetailRequests: 10
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fetch_cat/grants-gov-opportunities-scraper").call(run_input={
    "keyword": "climate",
    "includeDetails": True,
    "maxItems": 10,
    "maxDetailRequests": 10,
})
print(run["defaultDatasetId"])

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~grants-gov-opportunities-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword":"climate","includeDetails":true,"maxItems":10,"maxDetailRequests":10}'

MCP and AI agents

Use this Actor from MCP-compatible tools through the official Apify MCP Server.

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/grants-gov-opportunities-scraper"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/grants-gov-opportunities-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompt: "Run Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper for climate opportunities and summarize upcoming deadlines."

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FAQ

Can I export results?

Yes. Apify datasets support JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, and API access.

Does this scrape private grant applications?

No. It only exports public Grants.gov opportunity notice data.

Why are some fields empty?

Grants.gov does not expose every field for every opportunity. The Actor preserves raw values where available and leaves unavailable fields empty instead of guessing.

Support

Open an issue from the Actor page if a run fails or output looks wrong. Include the run ID, input JSON, expected output, actual output, and one reproducible public URL or Grants.gov opportunity link.