# US Grant Awards Tracker — SBIR, NIH & NSF Funding API (`nexgendata/us-grants-funding-tracker`) Actor Every US organization that just won non-dilutive government money — SBIR/STTR, NIH and NSF awards — normalized into one feed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/us-grants-funding-tracker.md - **Developed by:** [NexGenData](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation - **Stats:** 58 total users, 5 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $50.00 / 1,000 google maps leads 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 ## US Grant Awards Tracker — SBIR, NIH & NSF Funding API **Every US organization that just won non-dilutive government money, in one feed.** This actor aggregates and normalizes new award records from three official federal sources — **SBIR/STTR**, **NIH (RePORTER)**, and **NSF** — into a single, deduplicated, monitor-ready dataset. Per-source scrapers exist; the unified "who just got government money" feed is the product. Non-dilutive funding is a hard buy/diligence signal: an SBIR Phase II or a multi-year NIH R01 means a company is real, technical, and just got runway without giving up equity. This tracker puts that signal on one shelf. ### Who uses this - **Sales / BD teams** — fresh, funded accounts to prospect the week they're announced. - **Grant consultants** — track who's winning what, by agency and program. - **VCs & scouts** — SBIR Phase II is a well-known diligence marker; NIH/NSF awards flag deep-tech traction pre-round. - **University tech-transfer** — monitor peer institutions and PI activity. ### What you get — one normalized record per award | Field | Example | |---|---| | `source` | `NSF` | | `recipient_organization` | `BIOSTOREX LLC` | | `program_agency` | `NSF — STTR Phase I` | | `award_title` | `STTR Phase I: Novel Enzymatic DNA-Synthesis Technology for Scalable and Sustainable Data Storage` | | `amount_usd` | `303998` | | `phase_type` | `STTR Phase I` | | `award_date` | `2025-06-15` | | `state` | `CA` | | `pi_key_personnel` | `["Jane Doe"]` | | `source_link` | `https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=...` | Fields are identical across all three sources, so you can sort, filter and merge SBIR, NIH and NSF awards in one pass. (NSF's own feed also surfaces its SBIR/STTR small-business awards, so the non-dilutive small-business signal flows even when SBIR.gov's standalone API is throttled.) ### Pricing Pay-per-event: **$0.05 per grant award record** — about **$1 ≈ 20 award records**. You pay only for records returned. A run that matches nothing (tight filters, or a source temporarily rate-limited) costs effectively nothing. ### Inputs - `sources` — any of `sbir`, `nih`, `nsf` (default: all three) - `daysBack` / `dateFrom` / `dateTo` — award-date window - `minAmount` — floor on award size (USD) - `state` — 2-letter recipient state - `keyword` — match award title / research terms - `agency` — SBIR agency filter (DOD, HHS, NASA, DOE, NSF) - `maxPerSource` — cap per source ### Two ready-to-run examples **1. This month's big awards nationwide** ```json { "sources": ["sbir", "nih", "nsf"], "daysBack": 30, "minAmount": 250000 } ```` **2. California AI/diagnostics awards** ```json { "sources": ["nih", "nsf"], "daysBack": 60, "state": "CA", "keyword": "AI" } ``` ### Use with AI agents The unified schema is agent-friendly. Point an LLM agent at the dataset and ask: - *"List NSF STTR Phase I winners in the last 30 days over $200k, with recipient and PI."* - *"Which NIH-funded orgs in MA just got their first award? Draft a one-line outreach note for each."* - *"Cluster this week's awards by agency and flag any recipient that also appears in my CRM."* Callable over the Apify API/MCP, so it drops into agent tool-chains directly. ### Part of the NexGenData funding-intelligence cluster — three money-in signals, one shelf - **[Startup Funding Tracker](https://apify.com/nexgendata/startup-funding-tracker)** — equity rounds (SEC Form D, TechCrunch, YC). - **[SEC New VC Fund Tracker](https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-new-vc-fund-tracker)** — new venture fund formations (Form D pooled-investment filings). - **US Grant Awards Tracker** (this actor) — non-dilutive government money (SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF). Chasing government money specifically? Pair with **[Government Contracts Search](https://apify.com/nexgendata/government-contracts-search)** and **[Federal Contract Spending](https://apify.com/nexgendata/federal-contract-spending)** to see grants *and* contracts for the same organization. ### Honest limits - **Publication lag.** Agencies post awards on their own timelines; a grant awarded today may appear in the API days to weeks later. This tracks *published* awards, not real-time decisions. - **Fiscal-year quirks.** NIH and NSF operate on the federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); date filters use published notice/award dates, which can straddle fiscal years. - **SBIR.gov API availability.** SBIR.gov's public API is periodically rate-limited or offline; when it is, this actor logs a skip and continues on NIH + NSF (and NSF still carries its own SBIR/STTR awards) rather than failing the run. - **Amounts.** `amount_usd` reflects each source's reported obligated/award amount; multi-year or supplemental awards may report a single obligation, not lifetime total. No login, no API key, no proxy required — all three sources are free official government APIs. # Actor input Schema ## `sources` (type: `array`): Which funding sources to pull. SBIR/STTR (SBIR.gov), NIH (RePORTER), NSF (research.gov). NSF's own feed also surfaces its SBIR/STTR small-business awards. ## `daysBack` (type: `integer`): Look back this many days from today for newly-posted awards (ignored if dateFrom is set). ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): Earliest award/notice date. Overrides Days back. ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): Latest award/notice date. Defaults to today. ## `minAmount` (type: `integer`): Only return awards at or above this dollar amount. ## `state` (type: `string`): Filter to recipient organizations in this state, e.g. CA, MA, TX. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Match award title / research terms, e.g. 'AI', 'battery', 'diagnostics'. ## `agency` (type: `string`): Optional agency filter for SBIR (e.g. DOD, HHS, NASA, DOE, NSF). ## `maxPerSource` (type: `integer`): Cap the number of award records pulled from each source. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sources": [ "sbir", "nih", "nsf" ], "daysBack": 30, "minAmount": 0, "maxPerSource": 100 } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/us-grants-funding-tracker").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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("nexgendata/us-grants-funding-tracker").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 '{}' | apify call nexgendata/us-grants-funding-tracker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/us-grants-funding-tracker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US Grant Awards Tracker — SBIR, NIH & NSF Funding API", "description": "Every US organization that just won non-dilutive government money — SBIR/STTR, NIH and NSF awards — normalized into one feed.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "08WHMijlaV3IeZP7K" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/nexgendata~us-grants-funding-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nexgendata-us-grants-funding-tracker", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/nexgendata~us-grants-funding-tracker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-nexgendata-us-grants-funding-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/nexgendata~us-grants-funding-tracker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-us-grants-funding-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "sources": { "title": "Sources", "type": "array", "description": "Which funding sources to pull. SBIR/STTR (SBIR.gov), NIH (RePORTER), NSF (research.gov). NSF's own feed also surfaces its SBIR/STTR small-business awards.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "sbir", "nih", "nsf" ], "enumTitles": [ "SBIR/STTR", "NIH", "NSF" ] }, "default": [ "sbir", "nih", "nsf" ] }, "daysBack": { "title": "Days back", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 365, "type": "integer", "description": "Look back this many days from today for newly-posted awards (ignored if dateFrom is set).", "default": 30 }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Award date from (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Earliest award/notice date. Overrides Days back." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Award date to (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Latest award/notice date. Defaults to today." }, "minAmount": { "title": "Minimum award amount (USD)", "type": "integer", "description": "Only return awards at or above this dollar amount.", "default": 0 }, "state": { "title": "US state (2-letter)", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to recipient organizations in this state, e.g. CA, MA, TX." }, "keyword": { "title": "Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Match award title / research terms, e.g. 'AI', 'battery', 'diagnostics'." }, "agency": { "title": "Agency filter (SBIR)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional agency filter for SBIR (e.g. DOD, HHS, NASA, DOE, NSF)." }, "maxPerSource": { "title": "Max records per source", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap the number of award records pulled from each source.", "default": 100 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```