# Nih Reporter Scraper (`quarterly_jingo/nih-reporter-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/quarterly\_jingo/nih-reporter-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Petey Boy](https://apify.com/quarterly_jingo) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## 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

## NIH RePORTER Grants Scraper

### Overview

Scrapes National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants and projects via the official RePORTER API. Access funding data for biomedical and public health research. Search by fiscal year, PI name, organization, project number, activity code, and more.

### Features

- Search by keywords to find specific results
- Filter results by category or type
- Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

### Use Cases

- **Track** - Track federal government data releases and updates
- **Build** - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
- **Monitor** - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
- **Aggregate** - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|-----------|------|-------------|---------|
| `searchText` | string | Search project titles and abstracts (e.g., 'cancer immunotherapy', 'alzheimer') |  |
| `fiscalYears` | array | Filter by fiscal year (e.g., 2024, 2023) |  |
| `piNames` | array | Principal Investigator names (supports wildcards: Smith*) |  |
| `orgNames` | array | Institution names (e.g., Harvard, Stanford) |  |
| `orgStates` | array | 2-letter state codes (e.g., CA, NY, MA) |  |
| `activityCodes` | array | NIH grant types: R01 (research), R21 (exploratory), K99 (career) |  |
| `projectNums` | array | Specific project numbers (supports wildcards) |  |
| `minAwardAmount` | integer | Minimum award amount in dollars |  |
| `maxAwardAmount` | integer | Maximum award amount in dollars |  |
| `includeAbstract` | boolean | Include full project abstract in results | true |
| `covidResponse` | boolean | Only return COVID-19 funded projects | false |
| `limit` | integer | Max projects to return (0 = all, API limit 15000) | `100` |

### Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

```json
{
  "project_num": "Sample project_num",
  "project_title": "Sample project_title",
  "pi_names": "NIH RePORTER Grants Sample Item",
  "org_name": "NIH RePORTER Grants Sample Item",
  "award_amount": 50000,
  "fiscal_year": "Sample fiscal_year",
  "project_start_date": "2025-01-15",
  "project_end_date": "2025-01-15",
  "activity_code": "Sample activity_code"
}
````

### Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

- **$0.0015** per result
- **$1.50** per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. [Apify Free plan](https://apify.com/pricing) includes $5/month in platform credits.

### How to Run

#### Apify Console

1. Go to the [NIH RePORTER Grants Scraper](https://apify.com/fortuitous_pirate/nih-reporter-scraper) actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click **Start** and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

#### API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~nih-reporter-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'
```

#### Python SDK

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/nih-reporter-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

### Integration

Connect NIH RePORTER Grants Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

- **API access** - Programmatic access via [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2)
- **Webhooks** - Get notified when scraping completes
- **Scheduling** - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
- **Zapier / Make** - Connect with 5,000+ apps via [Apify integrations](https://apify.com/integrations)
- **Python / Node.js SDKs** - Native client libraries for easy integration

# Actor input Schema

## `searchText` (type: `string`):

Search project titles and abstracts (e.g., 'cancer immunotherapy', 'alzheimer')

## `fiscalYears` (type: `array`):

Filter by fiscal year (e.g., 2024, 2023)

## `piNames` (type: `array`):

Principal Investigator names (supports wildcards: Smith\*)

## `orgNames` (type: `array`):

Institution names (e.g., Harvard, Stanford)

## `orgStates` (type: `array`):

2-letter state codes (e.g., CA, NY, MA)

## `activityCodes` (type: `array`):

NIH grant types: R01 (research), R21 (exploratory), K99 (career)

## `projectNums` (type: `array`):

Specific project numbers (supports wildcards)

## `minAwardAmount` (type: `integer`):

Minimum award amount in dollars

## `maxAwardAmount` (type: `integer`):

Maximum award amount in dollars

## `includeAbstract` (type: `boolean`):

Include full project abstract in results

## `covidResponse` (type: `boolean`):

Only return COVID-19 funded projects

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Max projects to return (0 = all, API limit 15000)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchText": "cancer",
  "fiscalYears": [
    "2024"
  ],
  "includeAbstract": true,
  "covidResponse": false,
  "limit": 10
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchText": "cancer",
    "fiscalYears": [
        "2024"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("quarterly_jingo/nih-reporter-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchText": "cancer",
    "fiscalYears": ["2024"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("quarterly_jingo/nih-reporter-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 '{
  "searchText": "cancer",
  "fiscalYears": [
    "2024"
  ]
}' |
apify call quarterly_jingo/nih-reporter-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=quarterly_jingo/nih-reporter-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Nih Reporter Scraper",
        "description": "",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "2psgVmLWlPuavAqCF"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/quarterly_jingo~nih-reporter-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-quarterly_jingo-nih-reporter-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/quarterly_jingo~nih-reporter-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-quarterly_jingo-nih-reporter-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/quarterly_jingo~nih-reporter-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-quarterly_jingo-nih-reporter-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "properties": {
                    "searchText": {
                        "title": "Search Text",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Search project titles and abstracts (e.g., 'cancer immunotherapy', 'alzheimer')"
                    },
                    "fiscalYears": {
                        "title": "Fiscal Years",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Filter by fiscal year (e.g., 2024, 2023)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "piNames": {
                        "title": "PI Names",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Principal Investigator names (supports wildcards: Smith*)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "orgNames": {
                        "title": "Organization Names",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Institution names (e.g., Harvard, Stanford)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "orgStates": {
                        "title": "States",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "2-letter state codes (e.g., CA, NY, MA)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "activityCodes": {
                        "title": "Activity Codes",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "NIH grant types: R01 (research), R21 (exploratory), K99 (career)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "projectNums": {
                        "title": "Project Numbers",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Specific project numbers (supports wildcards)",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "minAwardAmount": {
                        "title": "Minimum Award ($)",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Minimum award amount in dollars"
                    },
                    "maxAwardAmount": {
                        "title": "Maximum Award ($)",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum award amount in dollars"
                    },
                    "includeAbstract": {
                        "title": "Include Abstract",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Include full project abstract in results",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "covidResponse": {
                        "title": "COVID-19 Response Only",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Only return COVID-19 funded projects",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "limit": {
                        "title": "Maximum Results",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Max projects to return (0 = all, API limit 15000)",
                        "default": 10
                    }
                }
            },
            "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",
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                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                    },
                                    "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
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
