# Grants.gov Opportunity Scraper (`scrapers_lat/grants-gov-scraper`) Actor
Extract U.S. federal grant opportunities from the official Grants.gov API. Scrape title, agency, status, posted and close dates, ALN/CFDA, award ceiling and floor, eligibility and contact email.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/grants-gov-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Michael Flores](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $8.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
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# README
## Grants.gov Scraper
> Extract U.S. federal grant opportunities from the official Grants.gov catalog, covering more than 600 currently posted programs across 24 federal agencies plus forecasted, closed and archived listings
23 fields per record
United States coverage
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
Updated 2026-06-22
### What you get
Each record is one federal grant opportunity pulled straight from the official Grants.gov catalog, the single point of entry for funding from every U.S. federal grant-making agency. A record carries the opportunity identity, the funding agency, the status and key dates, the Assistance Listing Numbers and, when full details are enabled, the synopsis, award amounts, eligibility and the agency contact. Useful for grant discovery, deadline tracking, funding research, nonprofit and university development teams, and consultants who match clients to programs.
Fields marked with an asterisk are filled only when **Fetch full details** is on.
- **opportunityId**: the unique Grants.gov opportunity identifier
- **opportunityNumber**: the agency's funding opportunity number (e.g. 21-595, PD-24-1340)
- **title**: the title of the funding opportunity
- **agencyCode**: the funding agency code (e.g. NSF, HHS-NIH11, USDA)
- **agencyName**: the full name of the funding agency
- **oppStatus**: the opportunity status (posted, forecasted, closed or archived)
- **postedDate**: the date the opportunity was posted
- **closeDate**: the application closing date (estimated response date for forecasts)
- **archiveDate**: the date the opportunity is archived
- **alnNumbers**: Assistance Listing Numbers, formerly CFDA (e.g. 47.076)
- **docType**: the record type (synopsis or forecast)
- **url**: link to the public opportunity detail page on Grants.gov
- **synopsis\***: the full program description and purpose
- **awardCeiling\***: the maximum award amount for a single award
- **awardFloor\***: the minimum award amount for a single award
- **estimatedTotalFunding\***: the total program funding expected to be available
- **expectedAwards\***: the expected number of awards
- **costSharing\***: whether cost sharing or matching is required
- **eligibility\***: the full text describing who may apply
- **applicantTypes\***: the list of eligible applicant types (e.g. State governments, Small businesses, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status)
- **fundingInstruments\***: the funding instrument types (e.g. Grant, Cooperative Agreement)
- **fundingActivityCategories\***: the categories of funding activity (e.g. Health, Education)
- **contactEmail\***: the agency contact email for the opportunity
- **contactName\***: the agency contact name
- **contactPhone\***: the agency contact phone number
- **agencyContactEmail\***: the agency point-of-contact email address
- **agencyContactDesc\***: the full agency point-of-contact block (name, title, phone)
- **agencyAddressDesc\***: the agency mailing address description, when provided
- **observedAt**: when this opportunity was last seen by the scraper
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Discovering open grants by topic and deadline | Grant writers and development teams |
| Tracking a specific agency's funding programs | Nonprofits, universities and researchers |
| Matching clients to eligible funding | Grant consultants and advisors |
| Monitoring forecasted opportunities before they open | Strategy and pipeline planning |
| Building a searchable funding database | Data teams and funding platforms |
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Which grants does this cover?**
It covers every funding opportunity published on Grants.gov, the official catalog for all U.S. federal grant-making agencies. You can pull currently posted (open) opportunities, upcoming forecasted ones, and closed or archived records, filtered by keyword, agency, eligibility, funding category and Assistance Listing Number.
**How do I find all open grants for a topic like clean energy or rural health?**
Enter the topic as a keyword and set the status to posted. The scraper returns every matching open opportunity with its agency, close date and award amounts, so you can build a shortlist in one run.
**Can I filter by who is allowed to apply?**
Yes. Use the eligibilities filter to keep only opportunities open to your organization type, such as nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, public institutions of higher education, small businesses, state or local governments, or Native American tribal governments.
**Do I need an API key or token?**
No. Grants.gov publishes an open public API that needs no key, account or token. Every field comes from that official public source.
**Do I need a proxy to run this?**
No. The Grants.gov API is globally accessible and responds from standard datacenter connections, so runs work out of the box without any proxy configuration.
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---
> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with Grants.gov, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any federal agency. It only accesses grant opportunity data that Grants.gov publishes as public information. Use it in accordance with the site's terms of service.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of grant opportunities to collect. Optional.
## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):
Fetch the full record for each opportunity (synopsis, eligibility text, award ceiling and floor, expected awards, cost sharing, funding categories, contact email). Slower but far richer. When off, only the listing-level fields are returned.
## `keyword` (type: `string`):
Free-text keyword to search opportunity titles and descriptions (e.g. "education", "clean energy", "rural health"). Leave empty to browse all opportunities matching the filters below.
## `oppNum` (type: `string`):
Exact funding opportunity number to look up (e.g. "21-595", "PD-24-1340"). Optional.
## `oppStatuses` (type: `array`):
Filter by opportunity status. Defaults to currently posted (open) opportunities.
## `agencies` (type: `array`):
Filter by funding agency code (e.g. "HHS", "USDA", "NSF", "ED"). You can also use sub-agency codes such as "HHS-NIH11". Optional.
## `eligibilities` (type: `array`):
Filter by who may apply.
## `fundingCategories` (type: `array`):
Filter by category of funding activity.
## `aln` (type: `string`):
Filter by Assistance Listing Number (formerly CFDA), e.g. "47.076". Optional.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxItems": 10,
"withDetails": true,
"oppStatuses": [
"posted"
]
}
````
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# 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 = {
"maxItems": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/grants-gov-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 10 }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/grants-gov-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 '{
"maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/grants-gov-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/grants-gov-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
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"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Grants.gov Opportunity Scraper",
"description": "Extract U.S. federal grant opportunities from the official Grants.gov API. Scrape title, agency, status, posted and close dates, ALN/CFDA, award ceiling and floor, eligibility and contact email.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "UOp7DoKrP9HOnpdhj"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-grants-gov-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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
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"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-grants-gov-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
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}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-grants-gov-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"
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}
}
},
"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": {
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max Items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of grant opportunities to collect. Optional."
},
"withDetails": {
"title": "Fetch full details",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Fetch the full record for each opportunity (synopsis, eligibility text, award ceiling and floor, expected awards, cost sharing, funding categories, contact email). Slower but far richer. When off, only the listing-level fields are returned.",
"default": true
},
"keyword": {
"title": "Keyword",
"type": "string",
"description": "Free-text keyword to search opportunity titles and descriptions (e.g. \"education\", \"clean energy\", \"rural health\"). Leave empty to browse all opportunities matching the filters below."
},
"oppNum": {
"title": "Opportunity number",
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact funding opportunity number to look up (e.g. \"21-595\", \"PD-24-1340\"). Optional."
},
"oppStatuses": {
"title": "Opportunity statuses",
"type": "array",
"description": "Filter by opportunity status. Defaults to currently posted (open) opportunities.",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"posted",
"forecasted",
"closed",
"archived"
],
"enumTitles": [
"Posted (open)",
"Forecasted (upcoming)",
"Closed",
"Archived"
]
},
"default": [
"posted"
]
},
"agencies": {
"title": "Agencies",
"type": "array",
"description": "Filter by funding agency code (e.g. \"HHS\", \"USDA\", \"NSF\", \"ED\"). You can also use sub-agency codes such as \"HHS-NIH11\". Optional.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"eligibilities": {
"title": "Eligibilities",
"type": "array",
"description": "Filter by who may apply.",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"99",
"00",
"01",
"02",
"04",
"05",
"06",
"07",
"08",
"11",
"12",
"13",
"20",
"21",
"22",
"23",
"25"
],
"enumTitles": [
"Unrestricted (open to any entity)",
"State governments",
"County governments",
"City or township governments",
"Special district governments",
"Independent school districts",
"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education",
"Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)",
"Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities",
"Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)",
"Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)",
"Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)",
"Private institutions of higher education",
"Individuals",
"For profit organizations other than small businesses",
"Small businesses",
"Others (see eligibility text)"
]
}
},
"fundingCategories": {
"title": "Funding categories",
"type": "array",
"description": "Filter by category of funding activity.",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"AG",
"AR",
"BC",
"CD",
"CP",
"DPR",
"ED",
"ELT",
"EN",
"EIC",
"ENV",
"FN",
"HL",
"HO",
"HU",
"ISS",
"IS",
"IIJ",
"LJL",
"NR",
"OZ",
"RD",
"ST",
"T",
"O"
],
"enumTitles": [
"Agriculture",
"Arts",
"Business and Commerce",
"Community Development",
"Consumer Protection",
"Disaster Prevention and Relief",
"Education",
"Employment, Labor and Training",
"Energy",
"Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Materials",
"Environment",
"Food and Nutrition",
"Health",
"Housing",
"Humanities",
"Income Security and Social Services",
"Information and Statistics",
"Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)",
"Law, Justice and Legal Services",
"Natural Resources",
"Opportunity Zone Benefits",
"Regional Development",
"Science and Technology and other Research and Development",
"Transportation",
"Other"
]
}
},
"aln": {
"title": "ALN / CFDA number",
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter by Assistance Listing Number (formerly CFDA), e.g. \"47.076\". Optional."
}
}
},
"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": {
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}
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"stats": {
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"example": 2000
},
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"example": 0
},
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},
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"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
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}
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"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
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"example": 1024
},
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}
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},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
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},
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"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
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},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
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"properties": {
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
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},
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},
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},
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"example": 0
},
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"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
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"example": 0
}
}
},
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"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
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},
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}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```