# Grant Opportunity Fit Finder (`rustic_soybean/grant-opportunity-fit-finder`) Actor

Search current and forecasted Grants.gov opportunities by phrase, applicant eligibility, and agency. Get ranked fit scores, official links, and screening reasons; verify requirements on Grants.gov.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rustic_soybean/grant-opportunity-fit-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Johnson](https://apify.com/rustic_soybean) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Grant Opportunity Fit Finder

Searches the official Grants.gov opportunity catalog and ranks returned records against your search terms, optional applicant eligibility codes, and agency codes. The source search requires no login or API key.

### Who this helps

Nonprofits, schools, researchers, and businesses screening federal grants against their goals and eligibility.

### Example input

```json
{
  "keyword": "rural health workforce",
  "oppStatuses": "posted|forecasted",
  "eligibilities": "01|06",
  "agencyCodes": "HHS|USDA",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

### What the score means

The 0–100 score ranks only the opportunities returned by the Grants.gov keyword search. It rewards matching search terms, applicant codes, and agency codes. It does not determine whether an organization is legally eligible, whether funds remain available, or whether an application will be funded. Review each official notice before applying.

Each result contains the source opportunity ID and number, agency, status, dates, award range when supplied by the API, applicant types, assistance listings, the official listing URL, matched terms, and screening reasons.

### Source

Grants.gov's unauthenticated `search2` endpoint: https://api.grants.gov/v1/api/search2. Official API guide: https://grants.gov/api/api-guide.

### Run locally

```sh
npm ci
npm test
npm start
```

### Related Actors

- [Federal Register Change Feed](https://apify.com/rustic_soybean/federal-register-change-feed) — Searches official federal rules, notices, and policy documents.
- [Federal Register Regulatory Impact API](https://apify.com/rustic_soybean/regulatory-impact-api) — Highlights possible industry effects from new federal rules.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Terms describing the project or organization. Example: rural health workforce.

## `oppStatuses` (type: `string`):

Pipe-separated Grants.gov statuses. Defaults to posted and forecasted opportunities.

## `eligibilities` (type: `string`):

Optional pipe-separated Grants.gov applicant codes, such as 01 for county governments.

## `agencyCodes` (type: `string`):

Optional pipe-separated agency codes, such as HHS or USDA.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of source records to inspect, from 1 to 100.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "oppStatuses": "posted|forecasted",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Ranked grant opportunities with fit scores, official source links, and screening notes.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rustic_soybean/grant-opportunity-fit-finder").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rustic_soybean/grant-opportunity-fit-finder").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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 rustic_soybean/grant-opportunity-fit-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rustic_soybean/grant-opportunity-fit-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bg7sdhkJylXXaHOPB/builds/5KWsMZLXiIwrcVvPw/openapi.json