Grants.gov Scraper - Federal Grant Opportunities & Funding API

Scrape US federal grant opportunities and funding data straight from the official Grants.gov search API - no API key, no login, no browser. Search over 1,000 open opportunities from every federal grant-making agency by keyword, agency, funding category, eligibility, ALN/CFDA number, status, posting or closing date, and minimum award size, then export application-ready records to JSON, CSV or Excel.

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "opportunityId": "357303",
  "opportunityNumber": "PAR-25-268",
  "title": "Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)",
  "version": 1,
  "agencyCode": "HHS-NIH11",
  "agencyName": "National Institutes of Health",
  "topAgencyCode": "HHS",
  "topAgencyName": "Department of Health and Human Services",
  "oppStatus": "posted",
  "postedDate": "2024-11-21",
  "closeDate": "2026-11-17",
  "archiveDate": "2026-12-23",
  "lastUpdatedDate": "2025-03-31",
  "originalDueDate": "2026-11-17",
  "alnNumbers": ["93.213"],
  "docType": "synopsis",
  "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357303",
  "synopsis": "This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications for investigator-initiated fully remotely delivered and conducted clinical trials ... [trimmed]",
  "awardCeiling": null,
  "awardFloor": null,
  "estimatedTotalFunding": null,
  "expectedAwards": null,
  "costSharing": false,
  "eligibility": "Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; ... [trimmed]",
  "applicantTypes": ["State governments", "County governments", "City or township governments", "Small businesses", "Private institutions of higher education", "... 10 more"],
  "fundingInstruments": ["Grant"],
  "fundingActivityCategories": ["Health"],
  "contactEmail": "grantsinfo@nih.gov",
  "contactName": "National Institutes of Health",
  "contactPhone": "301-402-2541",
  "agencyContactDesc": "NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov",
  "agencyContactEmail": "grantsinfo@nih.gov",
  "agencyContactEmailDesc": "See Section VII. Agency Contacts within the full opportunity announcement for all other inquires.",
  "agencyAddressDesc": "See Section VII. Agency Contacts within the full opportunity announcement for all other inquires.",
  "additionalInfoUrl": "http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-268.html",
  "additionalInfoDesc": "https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-268.html",
  "opportunityCategory": "Discretionary",
  "alnPrograms": ["Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health"],
  "attachments": [
    {
      "folder": "PAR-25-268",
      "fileName": "PAR-25-268-Full-Announcement.html",
      "mimeType": "text/html",
      "description": "PAR-25-268 Full Announcement Text",
      "downloadUrl": "https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/344426"
    }
  ],
  "relatedDocuments": [],
  "aiSummary": "The National Institutes of Health is offering funding for clinical trials that test complementary and integrative health interventions delivered entirely remotely, using mobile health technologies. There is no specified award amount, and applications are due by November 17, 2026.",
  "aiExtract": {
    "agency": "National Institutes of Health",
    "funding": null,
    "deadline": "2026-11-17",
    "category": "Health",
    "eligibility": "Other Eligible Applicants include the following: ... [trimmed]"
  },
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T06:33:54.805Z",
  "error": null
}

synopsis, eligibility, applicantTypes and aiExtract.eligibility are long on this record and are trimmed above for readability. Every value shown is the real, unedited data from the run.

The most complete Grants.gov scraper available. It returns every field the federal opportunity record exposes (synopsis, eligibility, award ceiling and floor, estimated total funding, expected awards, cost sharing, funding categories, ALN/CFDA programs, attachments, reference links and grantor contacts), lets you filter by keyword, status, agency, eligibility, category, ALN, posting/closing date and minimum award size, and adds an optional AI summary and AI structured extract, so you get application-ready federal grant data.

Who uses it

• Nonprofits and grant writers tracking new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) postings and deadlines.
• University and research offices monitoring NIH, NSF, DOE and other research grant opportunities by category and eligibility.
• Small businesses and startups finding SBIR/STTR and other federal funding they qualify for.
• Consultants and grant databases building and refreshing a structured federal funding dataset via API.
• Compliance and market-research teams analyzing federal funding flows by agency, ALN/CFDA and award size.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• How it compares
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor searches the live Grants.gov catalog with your keyword and filters (status, agency, eligibility, funding category, ALN, posting/closing date, minimum award ceiling), paginates through the matching opportunities, and writes one normalized record per opportunity to the run's dataset. With withDetails on, it fetches the full record for each opportunity including the synopsis, eligibility text, award ceiling and floor, estimated total funding, expected awards, cost sharing, funding categories, attachments, reference links, parent department and agency contact details. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented (an unspecified award amount is null, not 0).

Two optional AI add-ons run only on paid Apify plans and only charge when they produce output: aiSummary writes a plain-language overview, and aiExtract returns structured fields for agency, funding, deadline, category and eligibility.

How it compares

A strict superset of other Grants.gov scrapers: every filter they accept, every field they return, plus more.

Capability	This actor	Typical alternatives
Keyword search	Yes	Yes
Agency / category / eligibility filters	Yes	Yes
Status (posted, forecasted, closed, archived)	Yes	Some
ALN / CFDA filter	Yes	Rare
Exact opportunity-number lookup	Yes	Rare
Posting-date and closing-date range filters	Yes	Some
Minimum award-ceiling filter	Yes	Rare
Full synopsis + eligibility text	Yes	Some
Award ceiling, floor, estimated total funding, expected awards	Yes	Partial
Parent department, ALN program names, revision, last-updated date	Yes	No
Grantor contact name, email and phone	Yes	Partial
Attachments plus agency reference links	Yes	Rare
Unspecified amounts returned as null (not a fake 0)	Yes	Varies
Optional AI summary and AI structured extract	Yes	No
Export JSON, CSV, Excel; run via API with no key	Yes	Varies

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns currently posted opportunities with full details and both AI add-ons.

{
  "oppStatuses": ["posted"],
  "maxGrants": 10,
  "withDetails": true,
  "withAiSummary": true,
  "withAiExtract": true
}

Add a keyword (for example clean energy), an agencies filter (for example ["NSF"]), or look up one exact opportunity with oppNum.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
keyword	string	no	(empty)	Free-text search of opportunity titles and descriptions, for example education, rural health. Leave empty to browse all matching the filters.
maxGrants	integer	no	10	Maximum opportunities to collect.
withDetails	boolean	no	true	Fetch the full record per opportunity (synopsis, eligibility, award amounts, contacts, attachments). When off, only listing-level fields are returned.
oppNum	string	no	(empty)	Exact funding opportunity number to look up, for example PD-24-1340.
oppStatuses	string[]	no	["posted"]	Filter by status. Any of posted, forecasted, closed, archived.
agencies	string[]	no	(any)	Funding agency codes, for example HHS, USDA, NSF, ED. Sub-agency codes like HHS-NIH11 also work.
eligibilities	string[]	no	(any)	Who may apply, by official Grants.gov eligibility code (for example 25 = small businesses, 99 = unrestricted).
fundingCategories	string[]	no	(any)	Category of funding activity, by code (for example HL = Health, EN = Energy, ED = Education).
aln	string	no	(empty)	Assistance Listing Number (formerly CFDA), for example 47.076.
closeDateFrom	string	no	(empty)	Keep only opportunities closing on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY).
closeDateTo	string	no	(empty)	Keep only opportunities closing on or before this date. Great for finding grants closing soon.
postedDateFrom	string	no	(empty)	Keep only opportunities posted on or after this date. Great for finding newly posted grants.
postedDateTo	string	no	(empty)	Keep only opportunities posted on or before this date.
minAwardCeiling	integer	no	(empty)	Keep only opportunities whose maximum award is at least this many USD, for example 1000000. Fetches full details to read the award amount (billed as detailed results).
withAiSummary	boolean	no	false	Paid add-on. Plain-language AI summary of each grant. Charged only when a summary is produced. Requires a paid plan.
withAiExtract	boolean	no	false	Paid add-on. AI-extracted structured fields (agency, funding, deadline, category, eligibility). Charged only on success. Requires a paid plan.

Output reference

One dataset item per opportunity. Types: string, number, boolean, string[], object[], object, or null when the source value is absent. Detail fields require withDetails.

Field	Type	Description
opportunityId	string	Grants.gov internal opportunity ID.
opportunityNumber	string	Official funding opportunity number.
title	string	Opportunity title.
version	number	Revision number of the opportunity record (with withDetails).
agencyCode	string	Funding (sub-)agency code.
agencyName	string	Funding agency name.
topAgencyCode	string	Parent department code, for example HHS (with withDetails).
topAgencyName	string	Parent department name, for example Department of Health and Human Services (with withDetails).
oppStatus	string	Status: posted, forecasted, closed or archived.
postedDate	string	Date the opportunity was posted (YYYY-MM-DD).
closeDate	string	Application close date, or null.
archiveDate	string	Date the opportunity is archived, or null.
lastUpdatedDate	string	Date the opportunity record was last updated (with withDetails).
originalDueDate	string	Original application due date, or null (with withDetails).
alnNumbers	string[]	Assistance Listing Numbers associated with the opportunity.
docType	string	Record type, for example synopsis or forecast.
url	string	Grants.gov detail page URL.
synopsis	string	Full opportunity synopsis (with withDetails), or null.
awardCeiling	number	Maximum award amount, or null if the agency did not specify one.
awardFloor	number	Minimum award amount, or null if the agency did not specify one.
estimatedTotalFunding	number	Estimated total program funding, or null.
expectedAwards	number	Expected number of awards, or null.
costSharing	boolean	true if cost sharing or matching is required.
eligibility	string	Full eligibility narrative (with withDetails), or null.
applicantTypes	string[]	List of eligible applicant types.
fundingInstruments	string[]	Funding instrument types, for example Grant.
fundingActivityCategories	string[]	Categories of funding activity, for example Health.
contactEmail	string	Primary contact email.
contactName	string	Primary contact name.
contactPhone	string	Primary contact phone.
agencyContactDesc	string	Agency contact description text.
agencyContactEmail	string	Agency contact email.
agencyContactEmailDesc	string	Notes about the agency contact email.
agencyAddressDesc	string	Agency address description.
additionalInfoUrl	string	Link to additional information about the opportunity.
additionalInfoDesc	string	Description of the additional-information link.
opportunityCategory	string	Opportunity category, for example Discretionary.
alnPrograms	string[]	Program names for the ALN numbers.
attachments	object[]	Attached files with folder, fileName, mimeType, description, downloadUrl.
relatedDocuments	object[]	Agency-posted reference links with url and description (with withDetails).
aiSummary	string	AI plain-language summary (add-on), else absent.
aiExtract	object	AI-extracted structured fields (add-on), else absent.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	null on success. On a failed run, a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"oppStatuses":["posted"],"withDetails":true,"withAiSummary":true,"withAiExtract":true,"maxGrants":3}):

{
  "opportunityId": "357303",
  "opportunityNumber": "PAR-25-268",
  "title": "Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)",
  "agencyCode": "HHS-NIH11",
  "agencyName": "National Institutes of Health",
  "oppStatus": "posted",
  "postedDate": "2024-11-21",
  "closeDate": "2026-11-17",
  "alnNumbers": ["93.213"],
  "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357303",
  "awardCeiling": null,
  "awardFloor": null,
  "costSharing": false,
  "fundingInstruments": ["Grant"],
  "fundingActivityCategories": ["Health"],
  "contactEmail": "grantsinfo@nih.gov",
  "contactPhone": "301-402-2541",
  "opportunityCategory": "Discretionary",
  "alnPrograms": ["Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health"],
  "aiSummary": "The National Institutes of Health is offering funding for clinical trials that test complementary and integrative health interventions delivered entirely remotely ... applications are due by November 17, 2026.",
  "aiExtract": {"agency": "National Institutes of Health", "funding": null, "deadline": "2026-11-17", "category": "Health", "eligibility": "... [trimmed]"},
  "observedAt": "2026-08-14T06:33:54.805Z",
  "error": null
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~grants-gov-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword":"clean energy","agencies":["DOE"],"maxGrants":25,"withDetails":true}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~grants-gov-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"oppStatuses":["posted"],"fundingCategories":["HL"],"maxGrants":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/grants-gov-scraper \
  --input '{"oppNum":"PAR-25-268","withDetails":true}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per opportunity returned. The result event applies to listing-level records and the richer details event when withDetails is on. See the pricing tab for current per-result prices.
• Add-ons. The AI summary and AI structured extract are priced separately and charge only when they produce output.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 opportunities per run. Upgrade for higher maxGrants.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 opportunities. Why? The keyword and filters matched nothing in the current catalog. Broaden the keyword, add forecasted or closed to oppStatuses, or remove an agency or category filter. Zero-result runs are not charged.

How do I find only currently open grants? Keep oppStatuses at ["posted"] (the default). Add forecasted to also see upcoming opportunities.

Why are synopsis and award amounts null? withDetails was off, so only listing-level fields are returned. Turn on withDetails to fetch the full record. Award ceiling and floor are null when the agency did not specify an amount (they are never faked as 0).

Can I look up one exact opportunity? Yes. Set oppNum to the funding opportunity number, for example PAR-25-268.

Why did the AI fields not appear? The AI add-ons require a paid Apify plan and are off by default. Enable withAiSummary or withAiExtract on a paid plan. They charge only when output is produced.

Is this an official Grants.gov tool? No. This actor is independent and not affiliated with Grants.gov or any federal agency. It reads only publicly available grant opportunity data.

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