NIH RePORTER Grants Scraper

Overview

Scrapes National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants and projects via the official RePORTER API. Access funding data for biomedical and public health research. Search by fiscal year, PI name, organization, project number, activity code, and more.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

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
searchText	string	Search project titles and abstracts (e.g., 'cancer immunotherapy', 'alzheimer')
fiscalYears	array	Filter by fiscal year (e.g., 2024, 2023)
piNames	array	Principal Investigator names (supports wildcards: Smith*)
orgNames	array	Institution names (e.g., Harvard, Stanford)
orgStates	array	2-letter state codes (e.g., CA, NY, MA)
activityCodes	array	NIH grant types: R01 (research), R21 (exploratory), K99 (career)
projectNums	array	Specific project numbers (supports wildcards)
minAwardAmount	integer	Minimum award amount in dollars
maxAwardAmount	integer	Maximum award amount in dollars
includeAbstract	boolean	Include full project abstract in results	true
covidResponse	boolean	Only return COVID-19 funded projects	false
limit	integer	Max projects to return (0 = all, API limit 15000)	100

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "project_num": "Sample project_num",
  "project_title": "Sample project_title",
  "pi_names": "NIH RePORTER Grants Sample Item",
  "org_name": "NIH RePORTER Grants Sample Item",
  "award_amount": 50000,
  "fiscal_year": "Sample fiscal_year",
  "project_start_date": "2025-01-15",
  "project_end_date": "2025-01-15",
  "activity_code": "Sample activity_code"
}

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 RePORTER Grants 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-reporter-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-reporter-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

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

Integration

Connect NIH RePORTER Grants 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