NIH & NSF Research Funding Scraper

Overview

Scrapes research funding data from both NIH (National Institutes of Health) and NSF (National Science Foundation). Search grants by PI name, institution, keywords, funding range, and dates. Returns grant ID, PI name, institution, amount, title, abstract, start/end dates, and funding agency.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
agency	string	Select which agency to search	both
keywords	string	Search keywords in project titles and abstracts (e.g., 'machine learning', 'c...
piName	string	Principal Investigator name (e.g., 'Smith', 'John Smith')
institution	string	University or research institution name (e.g., 'Stanford', 'MIT')
state	string	2-letter US state code (e.g., CA, NY, MA)
minFundingAmount	integer	Minimum award amount in dollars
maxFundingAmount	integer	Maximum award amount in dollars
startDateFrom	string	Award start date range beginning (MM/DD/YYYY)
startDateTo	string	Award start date range end (MM/DD/YYYY)
fiscalYears	array	NIH fiscal years to search (e.g., 2024, 2023)
activityCodes	array	NIH grant types: R01 (research), R21 (exploratory), K99 (career)
fundProgramName	string	NSF funding program name
includeAbstract	boolean	Include full project abstract in results	true
limit	integer	Max grants to return per agency (0 = no limit)	100

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "grantId": "ABC-12345",
  "title": "Sample Government - Federal Result",
  "piName": "NIH & NSF Research Funding Sample Item",
  "institution": "Sample institution",
  "amount": 50000,
  "startDate": "2025-01-15",
  "endDate": "2025-01-15",
  "fundingAgency": "Sample fundingAgency"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.0015 per result
• $1.50 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the NIH & NSF Research Funding Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~nih-nsf-funding-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/nih-nsf-funding-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect NIH & NSF Research Funding Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration