# Grants.gov Scraper – Federal Grant Opportunities & Alerts (`gazidev/grants-gov-opportunities`) Actor

Open and forecasted US federal grant opportunities from the official Grants.gov API: agency, deadline, award ceiling and floor, number of awards, eligible applicants, funding category, contact and description. Filter by keyword, eligibility, category, agency, deadline. $2 per 1,000.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gazidev/grants-gov-opportunities.md
- **Developed by:** [Cemal Atakli](https://apify.com/gazidev) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 grant opportunities

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Grants.gov Scraper – Federal Grant Opportunities & Alerts

Find **open and upcoming US federal grant opportunities** from the official **Grants.gov API**: deadline, award ceiling and floor, total funding, expected number of awards, eligible applicants, funding category, cost sharing, agency contact and the full description, in clean JSON, CSV or Excel.

Built for **grant writers, nonprofits, universities, cities, tribes and small businesses** who want a daily list of new funding they can apply for, without checking Grants.gov by hand.

No API key or login. **$2 per 1,000 opportunities** (details included).

### Features

- **Status:** posted (open), forecasted (coming soon), closed, archived.
- **Filters:** keyword, posted in the last N days, closing in the next N days, eligible applicant type (small businesses, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, cities, counties, states, school districts, tribes, universities, individuals...), funding category (health, education, environment, energy, agriculture, arts...), funding instrument, agency code, assistance listing (CFDA) number and minimum award ceiling.
- **Full details** per opportunity (one extra API request each, included in the price).
- **Alerts:** turn on *Only new opportunities* and schedule the Actor daily or weekly.

### Input examples

New opportunities from the last 14 days open to small businesses or anyone:

```json
{ "postedWithinDays": 14, "eligibilities": ["23", "99"] }
```

Health grants closing in the next 30 days with an award ceiling of at least $500,000:

```json
{ "fundingCategories": ["HL"], "closingWithinDays": 30, "minAwardCeiling": 500000 }
```

Keyword search, nonprofits:

```json
{ "keyword": "youth mental health", "eligibilities": ["12"] }
```

### Output

```json
{
  "opportunityId": "363779",
  "opportunityNumber": "RUS-ARC-2026",
  "title": "Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program",
  "agencyCode": "USDA-RUS",
  "agency": "Rural Utilities Service",
  "status": "posted",
  "postedDate": "2026-10-19",
  "closeDate": "2026-11-20",
  "assistanceListings": ["10.758"],
  "awardCeiling": 20000000,
  "awardFloor": 100000,
  "estimatedTotalFunding": 175000000,
  "expectedNumberOfAwards": 30,
  "costSharingRequired": true,
  "fundingInstruments": ["Other"],
  "fundingCategories": ["Energy"],
  "eligibleApplicants": ["Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"],
  "eligibilityDetails": "(1) Operating Electric cooperatives described in section 501(c)(12) ...",
  "closeDateDetails": "Letters of Interest must be submitted beginning at 11:59 a.m. ET on October 19, 2026, until 11:59 a.m. ET on November 20, 2026.",
  "contactName": "Amy A McWilliams",
  "contactEmail": "SM.RD.RUS.ARC-Questions@usda.gov",
  "contactPhone": "2022058663",
  "description": "The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting Letters of Interest ...",
  "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363779"
}
```

Forecasted opportunities add `estimatedPostDate` and `estimatedAwardDate` when the agency provides them. `awardCeiling`/`awardFloor` are `null` when the agency did not specify them.

### Notes

- Results come newest first. Grants.gov returns at most a few thousand results per search; narrow the filters for very broad queries.
- Application packages and attachments are not downloaded; use the `url` to open the opportunity on Grants.gov.
- Always check eligibility and deadlines in the official announcement before applying.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.002 per opportunity saved** ($2 per 1,000) plus a tiny start fee. Set **Max opportunities** or a maximum cost per run; the run stops cleanly at that limit.

### Data source and terms

Grants.gov is the US government's official source for federal grant opportunities (managed by the Department of Health and Human Services). The data is public. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Grants.gov.

### Related Actors

- [Federal Contract Awards Search – USAspending Winners & Grants](https://apify.com/gazidev/federal-contract-awards)
- [SAM.gov Contract Opportunities – Federal Bids & RFP Alerts](https://apify.com/gazidev/sam-gov-contract-opportunities)

# Actor input Schema

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

Search titles, descriptions and numbers, e.g. `broadband`, `youth mental health`, `small business innovation`. Leave empty for all.

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Default: open and forecasted opportunities.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only opportunities posted recently (0 = any date). Combine with *Only new* for an alert feed.

## `closingWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only opportunities whose application deadline is within N days (0 = no limit).

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

Opportunities open to any of these applicant types.

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

Any of these categories.

## `fundingInstruments` (type: `array`):

Any of these instruments.

## `agencyCodes` (type: `array`):

Grants.gov agency codes, e.g. `HHS`, `USDA`, `DOE`, `NSF`, `HHS-NIH11`, `DOC-DOCNISTERA`.

## `assistanceListing` (type: `string`):

E.g. `93.243`.

## `minAwardCeiling` (type: `integer`):

Only opportunities whose maximum award is at least this amount (needs details; opportunities without a ceiling are skipped).

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Award ceiling/floor, number of awards, eligibility, cost sharing, contact and description (one extra request per opportunity).

## `maxDescriptionLength` (type: `integer`):

Trim long descriptions. 0 = no limit.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Skip opportunities returned by earlier runs with the same *State key*.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Separate 'already seen' lists for different searches.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many (0 = all matching). You pay per opportunity saved.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "statuses": [
    "posted",
    "forecasted"
  ],
  "postedWithinDays": 14,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxDescriptionLength": 4000,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "stateKey": "default",
  "maxResults": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `grants` (type: `string`):

No description

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

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "keyword": "",
    "postedWithinDays": 14,
    "maxResults": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gazidev/grants-gov-opportunities").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 = {
    "keyword": "",
    "postedWithinDays": 14,
    "maxResults": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gazidev/grants-gov-opportunities").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 '{
  "keyword": "",
  "postedWithinDays": 14,
  "maxResults": 20
}' |
apify call gazidev/grants-gov-opportunities --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gazidev/grants-gov-opportunities"
        }
    }
}
```

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/gZb8haRbDfF9jopLz/builds/GgDTammsrTe9TH0CA/openapi.json