# Find forecasted federal grants before they open

**Use case:** 

Returns the 25 most recently posted forecasted (not yet open) Grants.gov opportunities, with fiscal year, estimated application due date, estimated award and project start dates where the agency provides them, eligible applicant types, funding category and the agency contact. For grant writers and development teams who plan applications ahead of the official posting.

## Input

```json
{
  "keyword": "clean energy",
  "oppStatuses": [
    "forecasted"
  ],
  "agencies": [
    "NSF",
    "HHS-NIH11"
  ],
  "fundingCategories": [
    "EN",
    "ST"
  ],
  "eligibilities": [
    "23",
    "12"
  ],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "maxRunSeconds": 240
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "opportunityNumber": {
    "label": "Opp #",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "agency": {
    "label": "Agency",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "openDate": {
    "label": "Opens",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "closeDate": {
    "label": "Closes",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "awardCeiling": {
    "label": "Award ceiling",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "estimatedTotalFunding": {
    "label": "Total funding",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "expectedAwards": {
    "label": "# Awards",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "applicantTypes": {
    "label": "Who can apply",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "fundingCategories": {
    "label": "Categories",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "agencyContactEmail": {
    "label": "Contact",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Grant page",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Grants.gov Scraper - Federal Grants + Award Detail](https://apify.com/maydit/us-federal-grants-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/maydit/us-federal-grants-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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