# Grants.gov Opportunity Scraper (`moving_beacon-owner1/grants-gov-opportunity-scraper`) Actor Scrapes US federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov with keyword, agency, and status filters. Supports pagination, detailed record enrichment, structured funding/eligibility data, and daily monitoring of newly posted grants. - **URL**: https://apify.com/moving\_beacon-owner1/grants-gov-opportunity-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Jamshaid Arif](https://apify.com/moving_beacon-owner1) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $9.99 / 1,000 results 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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## Grants.gov Opportunity Scraper Apify actor for US federal grant opportunities ### Example input ```json { "queries": ["climate resilience", "358973"], "oppStatuses": ["posted", "forecasted"], "agencies": "NSF|USDA", "maxResultsPerSearch": 100, "fetchDetailsForSearchResults": true } ```` - **Statuses** — `posted` (open now), `forecasted`, `closed`, `archived`. - **`agencies`** — pipe-separated agency codes (`NSF`, `HHS|NIH`, `USDOJ`). - **Pagination** — up to 2000 results per search, fetched 100 at a time. - **`fetchDetailsForSearchResults`** — enrich every hit with the full record; **`includeRawDetails`** additionally attaches the complete \~15KB raw API response under `raw`. ### Detail item fields Flattened from the nested API record: title, opportunity number, category, agency + top-level department, HTML-stripped description and eligibility text, posting/close/archive/last-updated dates, `estimated_funding` / `award_ceiling` / `award_floor` / `number_of_awards` (coerced to real integers — the API sends strings), cost-sharing flag, funding instruments and activity categories, applicant types, ALN/CFDA numbers, agency contact (name/email/phone), and the additional-info link. Forecast-only records are flagged `is_forecast: true`. A run summary (per-search totals + errors) is saved under key `SUMMARY`. ### Monitoring pattern Schedule daily with `oppStatuses: ["posted"]` + your keywords/agency filter to track newly posted funding in a topic area. (`search2` returns newest-first for posted opportunities.) # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): Auto-routed: keywords (`climate resilience`) search; numeric ids (`358973`), `oppId:358973`, or grants.gov opportunity URLs fetch full details. Note: the id is the numeric internal id, not the opportunity number. ## `oppStatuses` (type: `array`): Which statuses to include in searches. ## `agencies` (type: `string`): Pipe-separated agency codes to restrict searches, e.g. `NSF`, `HHS|NIH`, `USDOJ`. Empty = all agencies. ## `maxResultsPerSearch` (type: `integer`): Results to collect per keyword query (paginated automatically). ## `fetchDetailsForSearchResults` (type: `boolean`): After each search, fetch the complete opportunity record (funding, eligibility, contacts, description) for every hit. One extra request per hit. ## `includeRawDetails` (type: `boolean`): Attach the complete unmodified fetchOpportunity response under `raw` (large, ~15KB+ per item). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): The Grants.gov API is open; a proxy is essentially never needed. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "climate resilience" ], "oppStatuses": [ "posted" ], "agencies": "", "maxResultsPerSearch": 25, "fetchDetailsForSearchResults": false, "includeRawDetails": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # 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 = { "queries": [ "climate resilience" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/grants-gov-opportunity-scraper").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 = { "queries": ["climate resilience"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("moving_beacon-owner1/grants-gov-opportunity-scraper").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 '{ "queries": [ "climate resilience" ] }' | apify call moving_beacon-owner1/grants-gov-opportunity-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=moving_beacon-owner1/grants-gov-opportunity-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Grants.gov Opportunity Scraper", "description": "Scrapes US federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov with keyword, agency, and status filters. Supports pagination, detailed record enrichment, structured funding/eligibility data, and daily monitoring of newly posted grants.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "647riaoaiVwMJaaUr" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~grants-gov-opportunity-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-moving_beacon-owner1-grants-gov-opportunity-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~grants-gov-opportunity-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-grants-gov-opportunity-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/moving_beacon-owner1~grants-gov-opportunity-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-moving_beacon-owner1-grants-gov-opportunity-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Queries (keywords, opportunity ids, or URLs)", "type": "array", "description": "Auto-routed: keywords (`climate resilience`) search; numeric ids (`358973`), `oppId:358973`, or grants.gov opportunity URLs fetch full details. Note: the id is the numeric internal id, not the opportunity number.", "default": [ "climate" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "oppStatuses": { "title": "Opportunity statuses", "type": "array", "description": "Which statuses to include in searches.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "posted", "forecasted", "closed", "archived" ], "enumTitles": [ "Posted (open)", "Forecasted", "Closed", "Archived" ] }, "default": [ "posted" ] }, "agencies": { "title": "Agency filter (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Pipe-separated agency codes to restrict searches, e.g. `NSF`, `HHS|NIH`, `USDOJ`. Empty = all agencies.", "default": "" }, "maxResultsPerSearch": { "title": "Max results per search", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "Results to collect per keyword query (paginated automatically).", "default": 25 }, "fetchDetailsForSearchResults": { "title": "Fetch full details for each search result", "type": "boolean", "description": "After each search, fetch the complete opportunity record (funding, eligibility, contacts, description) for every hit. One extra request per hit.", "default": false }, "includeRawDetails": { "title": "Include raw API record in detail items", "type": "boolean", "description": "Attach the complete unmodified fetchOpportunity response under `raw` (large, ~15KB+ per item).", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "The Grants.gov API is open; a proxy is essentially never needed.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": false } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```