Federal Grant & Funding Finder MCP Server

Search and explore federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov directly from your AI assistant.

Overview

This MCP (Model Context Protocol) server connects AI assistants to the official US federal grant database at Grants.gov. Discover funding opportunities across all federal agencies including HHS, DOE, NSF, DOD, EPA, NASA, and USDA. Search by keyword, agency, funding category, eligibility, and status. Retrieve full grant details including award amounts, deadlines, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. This server is built for grant writers, nonprofit organizations, researchers, university administrators, small businesses, and state and local governments seeking federal funding.

Available Tools

grants_search_opportunities

Search Grants.gov for federal funding opportunities with flexible filters.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
keyword	string	No	Search terms for grant title or description
status	string	No	One of: forecasted, posted, closed, archived
agency	string	No	Federal agency code (e.g., HHS, NSF, DOE)
fundingCategory	string	No	Category of funding (e.g., Health, Science, Education)
fundingInstrument	string	No	Instrument type (e.g., Grant, Cooperative Agreement)
eligibility	string	No	Eligible applicant type (e.g., Nonprofits, State governments)
limit	number	No	Maximum results to return (default: 25)
offset	number	No	Number of results to skip for pagination

Returns: opportunity ID, opportunity number, title, agency code and name, open and close dates, current status.

grants_get_opportunity

Get comprehensive details for a specific grant opportunity.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
opportunityNumber	string	Yes	The official opportunity number (e.g., HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EE-0081)

Returns: full description, eligibility requirements, funding amounts (floor and ceiling), application deadlines, cost sharing requirements, contact information, and link to full announcement.

grants_search_by_agency

Search for grants from a specific federal agency.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
agency	string	Yes	Agency code: HHS, DOE, NSF, DOD, EPA, NASA, or USDA
keyword	string	No	Additional keyword filter
status	string	No	Opportunity status filter
limit	number	No	Maximum results to return (default: 25)

Returns: matching grant opportunities from the specified agency.

grants_get_filter_options

Retrieve available filter values and counts for refining searches.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
keyword	string	No	Optional keyword to scope the filter counts

Returns: lists of available agencies, funding categories, funding instruments, eligibility types, and status options, each with the count of matching opportunities.

How to Connect

Add this MCP server to your AI client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grant-finder": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://grant-finder-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Example Prompts

• "Find open grants from the NSF related to artificial intelligence research."
• "What HHS grants are currently posted for community health programs?"
• "Get the full details for grant opportunity number HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EE-0081."
• "Search for EPA grants that nonprofits are eligible to apply for."
• "Show me all forecasted DOE grants related to clean energy and battery technology."
• "What funding categories and agencies are available for grants related to education?"

Pricing

Each tool call costs $0.01. No subscriptions, no monthly fees. You only pay for the queries you run.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from Grants.gov via the official API (api.grants.gov/v1/api/search2). Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1,000 federal grant programs offered by 26 federal grant-making agencies. The database is updated continuously as agencies post new opportunities, modify existing ones, and close expired listings.