Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper

What does Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper do?

Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper searches U.S. federal funding opportunities on Grants.gov using the official public search2 API and returns flat FOA rows (opportunity number, agency, open/close dates, ALN/CFDA, detail URL).

Built for nonprofits, universities, grant writers, and consultants who want structured opportunity monitors without browser automation.

This product uses the Grants.gov API but is not endorsed or certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Why this Actor?

• 🇺🇸 Official Grants.gov API — POST api.grants.gov/v1/api/search2 (no key)
• 📅 Real posted-date lookback — postedWithinDays → API dateRange (7/28/90/365…)
• 🎯 Open/close date filters — client-side when you need custom windows
• 🔁 Deduped by opportunityId
• 📄 Optional detail hydrate — fetchOpportunity synopsis still one charge per opportunity
• 💵 $0.004 per successful opportunity. Error rows are not charged.

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
opportunityId, opportunityNumber	Grants.gov IDs
title, agencyCode, agencyName	Opportunity + agency
openDate, closeDate, oppStatus, docType	Timing & status
aln	CFDA / ALN list (pipe-joined)
detailUrl	Human Grants.gov detail page
Optional	synopsis, funding instrument, cost sharing (when fetchDetails)

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How to scrape Grants.gov opportunities

1. Open Grants.gov Opportunities Scraper.
2. Enter a Keyword (e.g. education) and/or Agency (e.g. NSF, EPA, HHS).
3. Set Status (posted, forecasted, etc.).
4. Optionally set Posted within N days (server-side) and/or open/close date filters.
5. Set Max items; toggle Fetch details only if you need synopsis text.
6. Run and export.

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Input

Field	Required	Default	Description
keyword	no	""	Search keyword
agency	no	""	→ API agencies
status	no	forecasted|posted	→ oppStatuses
postedWithinDays	no	—	→ dateRange lookback days
openDateFrom / openDateTo	no	—	Client-side on openDate
closeDateFrom / closeDateTo	no	—	Client-side on closeDate
maxItems	no	50	Cap (deduped)
fetchDetails	no	false	Hydrate via fetchOpportunity

Example input

{
  "keyword": "climate",
  "agency": "EPA",
  "status": "posted",
  "postedWithinDays": 90,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Canary-style input

{
  "keyword": "education",
  "status": "posted",
  "maxItems": 5
}

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Billing note

Only default-dataset success opportunities are charged. Error rows are not charged (named errors dataset / logs).

Sample output

{
  "recordType": "opportunity",
  "opportunityId": "334326",
  "opportunityNumber": "21-595",
  "title": "Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)",
  "agencyCode": "NSF",
  "agencyName": "U.S. National Science Foundation",
  "openDate": "06/24/2021",
  "closeDate": "10/14/2026",
  "oppStatus": "posted",
  "docType": "synopsis",
  "aln": "47.076",
  "detailUrl": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334326"
}

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How much does it cost?

Event	Price
Actor start	~$0.00005
Dataset item (successful opportunity only)	$0.004
Error / diagnostic rows	Not charged

Run	Approx. cost
1 start + 50 opportunities	≈ $0.20
1 start + 500 opportunities	≈ $2.00

fetchDetails=true does not double-bill (still one item per opportunity). Mark-approved prices from PPE_PRICING.md. Error rows are not charged.

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Use cases

• 🎓 University / research admin — FOA monitors by agency
• 🤝 Grant consultants — keyword pipelines into CRM
• 🏘 Nonprofits — posted + forecasted opportunity watches
• 🤖 Agents — scheduled pulls + webhooks

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Limitations

• Public FOA metadata only — no applicant workspace / submissions
• Not Simpler Grants (api.simpler.grants.gov) — production api.grants.gov only
• Custom open/close ranges are client-side (API ignores custom MM/DD pipes)
• Response token / accessKey are ignored and never persisted
• Do not harvest PI personal emails from attachments

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Legal & attribution

Required notice (Grants.gov API Terms):

This product uses the Grants.gov API but is not endorsed or certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Terms: https://grants.gov/api/terms-conditions
• API guide: https://www.grants.gov/api/api-guide
• You may identify Grants.gov as the source; do not imply HHS endorsement

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FAQ

Do I need an API key?

No for search2 / public fetchOpportunity used here.

Posted within vs open/close dates?

postedWithinDays is a server lookback on posted date. Open/close fields filter after fetch.

Forecasted vs posted?

Use status — e.g. posted or forecasted|posted.

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SEO keywords

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