# Federal Grants Monitor, Grants.gov Scraper (`lavender_whistle/grants-gov-monitor`) Actor Scrape newly posted US federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov, the official government grants portal. Filter by keyword, funding category, eligibility or status. Clean rows: title, agency, number, post and close dates, award ceiling, category, deep link. Zero-config, public data, no login. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lavender\_whistle/grants-gov-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [Cathal Judge](https://apify.com/lavender_whistle) (community) - **Categories:** Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $4.00 / 1,000 result rows 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Federal Grants Monitor **Apify Store title:** `Federal Grants Monitor, Grants.gov Scraper` **Apify Store description:** > Monitor newly posted US federal grant opportunities straight from Grants.gov, the official government grants portal. Filter by keyword, funding category, applicant eligibility, or status and get clean rows: opportunity title, agency, opportunity number, post and close dates, award ceiling, award floor, funding category, CFDA numbers, and a deep link to the opportunity. Built for grant writers, nonprofits, universities, and consultants tracking new funding on a schedule. Zero-config default run returns the most recently posted open grants immediately. 100% public federal data: no login, no PII. ### Source + legality `POST https://api.grants.gov/v1/api/search2` (list) + `POST https://api.grants.gov/v1/api/fetchOpportunity` (award ceiling + category enrichment) - the public, documented Grants.gov REST API. Statutorily public federal grant-opportunity data. No authentication, no consumer PII. Lowest legal-risk data category on the platform. ### Zero-config default run Empty input returns the most recently posted OPEN grant opportunities (status `posted`, sorted by post date descending) - so the Store "try it" button returns real, recent grants on first click. ### Output fields `opportunityId, title, agency, opportunityNumber, status, postDate, closeDate, awardCeiling, awardFloor, category, cfdaList, source` Award ceiling, award floor, and category are enriched per opportunity from the Grants.gov detail API. Set `includeAwardDetails: false` for faster, lighter runs (those fields return null). ### Input options - `keyword` - free-text search across titles and descriptions (blank = all recent) - `oppStatuses` - posted (default), forecasted, closed, or archived - `fundingCategories` - category codes to filter, e.g. `["ED"]` education, `["HL"]` health - `eligibilities` - applicant eligibility codes, e.g. `["12"]` 501(c)(3) nonprofits, `["20"]` private universities - `includeAwardDetails` - enrich with award ceiling/floor + category (default true) - `maxResults` - cap rows per run (default 25, max 200) ### Run locally (no Apify account) ```bash npm install npm test --workspace actors/grants-gov-monitor ## or run the actor directly: node actors/grants-gov-monitor/src/main.js ```` ### Proposed pricing (set in Apify at publish - CJ-gated) Pay-Per-Event in the documented winning band: - **~$0.004 per grant opportunity returned** Pricing is NOT set here - configured on the Apify Store at publish, CJ-gated. No account, no publish, no spend happens in this repo. # Actor input Schema ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Optional free-text search across grant titles and descriptions, e.g. 'water', 'STEM education'. Leave blank for all recent opportunities. ## `oppStatuses` (type: `string`): Which grant lifecycle stage to return. 'posted' means open for applications now (the zero-config default). ## `fundingCategories` (type: `array`): Optional Grants.gov category codes to restrict results, e.g. \['ED'] education, \['HL'] health, \['AG'] agriculture. Leave empty for all categories. ## `eligibilities` (type: `array`): Optional Grants.gov eligibility codes to restrict results, e.g. \['12'] nonprofits with 501(c)(3), \['20'] private universities, \['00'] state governments. Leave empty for all applicants. ## `includeAwardDetails` (type: `boolean`): Enrich each opportunity with its award ceiling, award floor and funding category from the Grants.gov detail API. Turn off for faster, lighter runs. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of grant opportunity rows to return per run. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keyword": "", "oppStatuses": "posted", "fundingCategories": [], "eligibilities": [], "includeAwardDetails": true, "maxResults": 25 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "keyword": "", "oppStatuses": "posted", "includeAwardDetails": true, "maxResults": 25 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lavender_whistle/grants-gov-monitor").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keyword": "", "oppStatuses": "posted", "includeAwardDetails": True, "maxResults": 25, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lavender_whistle/grants-gov-monitor").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).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": "", "oppStatuses": "posted", "includeAwardDetails": true, "maxResults": 25 }' | apify call lavender_whistle/grants-gov-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lavender_whistle/grants-gov-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Federal Grants Monitor, Grants.gov Scraper", "description": "Scrape newly posted US federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov, the official government grants portal. Filter by keyword, funding category, eligibility or status. Clean rows: title, agency, number, post and close dates, award ceiling, category, deep link. Zero-config, public data, no login.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "LUwznIcUNaD1gzLB4" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lavender_whistle~grants-gov-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lavender_whistle-grants-gov-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lavender_whistle~grants-gov-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lavender_whistle-grants-gov-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lavender_whistle~grants-gov-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lavender_whistle-grants-gov-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "keyword": { "title": "Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Optional free-text search across grant titles and descriptions, e.g. 'water', 'STEM education'. Leave blank for all recent opportunities.", "default": "" }, "oppStatuses": { "title": "Opportunity status", "enum": [ "posted", "forecasted", "closed", "archived" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which grant lifecycle stage to return. 'posted' means open for applications now (the zero-config default).", "default": "posted" }, "fundingCategories": { "title": "Funding category codes", "type": "array", "description": "Optional Grants.gov category codes to restrict results, e.g. ['ED'] education, ['HL'] health, ['AG'] agriculture. Leave empty for all categories.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [] }, "eligibilities": { "title": "Applicant eligibility codes", "type": "array", "description": "Optional Grants.gov eligibility codes to restrict results, e.g. ['12'] nonprofits with 501(c)(3), ['20'] private universities, ['00'] state governments. Leave empty for all applicants.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [] }, "includeAwardDetails": { "title": "Include award ceiling and category", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enrich each opportunity with its award ceiling, award floor and funding category from the Grants.gov detail API. Turn off for faster, lighter runs.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of grant opportunity rows to return per run.", "default": 25 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```