# Federal Grant Fit Finder (`signalcrawl/federal-grant-fit-finder`) Actor Find Grants.gov funding opportunities and score them by applicant fit, deadline urgency, award value, eligibility, agencies, and grant-writer-ready notes. - **URL**: https://apify.com/signalcrawl/federal-grant-fit-finder.md - **Developed by:** [SignalCrawl](https://apify.com/signalcrawl) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 grant fit leads This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 ## Federal Grant Fit Finder Find active Grants.gov funding opportunities and score them by applicant fit, deadline urgency, award value, eligibility, and grant-writer-ready notes. This Actor searches the official Grants.gov API, optionally fetches full opportunity details, and turns federal grant listings into a prioritized funding pipeline. It is built for grant writers, startup founders, nonprofits, university research offices, economic development teams, consultants, and AI agents monitoring funding opportunities. ### Why Use This Actor Generic grant search returns a wall of opportunities. This Actor helps users decide what to review first. Use it to: - Find federal funding opportunities by keyword, agency, and status. - Score grants against a plain-English applicant profile. - Prioritize deadlines by urgency. - Extract eligibility, funding instruments, award ceiling/floor, descriptions, and contacts when available. - Create grant-writer notes for review, outreach, or CRM workflows. - Schedule recurring searches for new or forecasted opportunities. ### What It Extracts Each result includes: - Opportunity ID and opportunity number. - Grant title, agency, agency code, and top agency. - Status, document type, open date, close date, and days until close. - Award ceiling and floor when available. - Eligibility, funding instruments, and funding categories. - Clean description text. - Matched keyword. - Fit score. - Urgency score. - Grant-writer-ready note. - Direct Grants.gov URL. - Dedupe key and scrape timestamp. ### Best For | Buyer | Workflow | |---|---| | Grant writers | Build a prioritized funding shortlist for clients. | | Startups | Find non-dilutive federal funding by technology area. | | Nonprofits | Monitor grant deadlines by mission and eligibility. | | Universities | Track research and education funding opportunities. | | Consultants | Produce funding scans and opportunity memos faster. | | AI agents | Feed structured grant opportunities into matching and alert workflows. | ### Input ```json { "keywords": ["artificial intelligence"], "agencies": [], "statuses": ["posted", "forecasted"], "applicantProfile": "AI startup or small business looking for R&D, cybersecurity, defense, or technology commercialization funding.", "preferredEligibility": ["small businesses", "institutions of higher education"], "closeWithinDays": 730, "includeForecasted": true, "minAwardCeiling": 0, "details": true, "maxItems": 5, "maxPagesPerKeyword": 1, "pageSize": 10 } ```` ### Input Options | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `keywords` | array | Search terms for Grants.gov opportunities. | | `agencies` | array | Optional agency codes such as `NSF`, `DOE`, `HHS`, `EPA`, `DOD`. | | `statuses` | array | Opportunity statuses, usually `posted` and `forecasted`. | | `applicantProfile` | string | Plain-English profile used for fit scoring. | | `preferredEligibility` | array | Eligibility terms that should boost the fit score. | | `closeWithinDays` | integer | Keep opportunities closing within N days. Use `0` to disable. | | `includeForecasted` | boolean | Include forecasted opportunities. | | `minAwardCeiling` | integer | Minimum award ceiling when available. Use `0` to disable. | | `details` | boolean | Fetch full opportunity details. | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum unique opportunities to save. | | `maxPagesPerKeyword` | integer | Search pages requested per keyword. | | `pageSize` | integer | Results requested per search page. | ### Output ```json { "platform": "grants.gov", "opportunityId": "358687", "opportunityNumber": "W519TC-25-S-0001", "title": "Broad Agency Announcement for Fundamental AI Research", "agency": "Army Contracting Command Rock Island", "agencyCode": "DOD-AMC-ACCRI", "topAgency": "Department of Defense", "status": "posted", "docType": "synopsis", "openDate": "04/16/2025", "closeDate": "05/20/2026", "daysUntilClose": 0, "awardCeiling": 1500000, "awardFloor": 50000, "eligibility": "Small businesses; Institutions of higher education", "fundingInstruments": "Grant", "fundingCategories": "Science and Technology", "description": "Funding for artificial intelligence research...", "matchedKeyword": "artificial intelligence", "fitScore": 88, "urgencyScore": 95, "grantWriterNote": "Army Contracting Command Rock Island opportunity matching 'artificial intelligence': Broad Agency Announcement for Fundamental AI Research (closes in 0 days, up to $1,500,000, fit 88/100).", "dedupeKey": "358687", "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358687", "sourceApiUrl": "https://api.grants.gov/v1/api/search2", "scrapedAt": "2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00" } ``` ### How This Is Different This is not positioned as another generic Grants.gov exporter. It focuses on fit and action: - Applicant-profile scoring. - Deadline urgency scoring. - Eligibility-aware ranking. - Grant-writer notes. - Forecasted and posted opportunities. - Detail fetching for descriptions and funding data. - Stable dedupe keys for recurring monitoring. ### Common Run Patterns Startup AI funding: ```json { "keywords": ["artificial intelligence", "cybersecurity", "advanced manufacturing"], "applicantProfile": "Technology startup or small business seeking non-dilutive R&D and commercialization funding.", "preferredEligibility": ["small businesses", "for profit organizations", "unrestricted"], "minAwardCeiling": 100000 } ``` Nonprofit workforce funding: ```json { "keywords": ["workforce development", "youth employment", "digital skills"], "applicantProfile": "Nonprofit workforce development organization helping underserved communities with training and employment.", "preferredEligibility": ["nonprofits", "state governments", "county governments", "city or township governments"] } ``` University research funding: ```json { "keywords": ["climate research", "STEM education", "public health"], "agencies": ["NSF", "HHS"], "applicantProfile": "University research office looking for federal research grants and education funding opportunities.", "preferredEligibility": ["institutions of higher education"] } ``` ### Notes And Limitations - This Actor uses public Grants.gov endpoints. - Grant information changes frequently; always verify details on Grants.gov before applying. - Fit scoring is a prioritization signal, not a legal eligibility decision. - Some opportunities have missing award amounts, eligibility details, or close dates. - Forecasted opportunities may change before final posting. ### Tested Coverage Current QA: - Synthetic unit tests for parsing, scoring, payload creation, and output normalization. - Four local smoke tests against real Grants.gov data. - Cloud smoke returned real scored Grants.gov opportunities. # Actor input Schema ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Grant search terms. Each keyword is searched separately and deduped. ## `agencies` (type: `array`): Optional Grants.gov agency codes such as NSF, DOE, HHS, EPA, DOD. Leave empty to search all agencies. ## `statuses` (type: `array`): Opportunity statuses to include. Common values are posted and forecasted. ## `applicantProfile` (type: `string`): Plain-English profile used for fit scoring, for example: AI startup, university lab, nonprofit workforce organization, small business, state government. ## `preferredEligibility` (type: `array`): Terms that should boost fit when found in applicant eligibility, such as small businesses, nonprofits, institutions of higher education. ## `closeWithinDays` (type: `integer`): Keep opportunities closing within N days. Use 0 to disable. ## `includeForecasted` (type: `boolean`): Include forecasted opportunities without a final posted package. ## `minAwardCeiling` (type: `integer`): Minimum award ceiling in USD when available. Use 0 to disable. ## `details` (type: `boolean`): Fetch full opportunity details from Grants.gov for descriptions, eligibility, contacts, and award amounts. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum unique grant opportunities to save. ## `maxPagesPerKeyword` (type: `integer`): Maximum Grants.gov search pages to request per keyword. ## `pageSize` (type: `integer`): Results requested per Grants.gov search page. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keywords": [ "artificial intelligence", "cybersecurity", "workforce development" ], "agencies": [], "statuses": [ "posted", "forecasted" ], "applicantProfile": "AI startup or small business looking for R&D, workforce, cybersecurity, or technology commercialization funding.", "preferredEligibility": [ "small businesses", "nonprofits", "institutions of higher education" ], "closeWithinDays": 365, "includeForecasted": true, "minAwardCeiling": 0, "details": true, "maxItems": 100, "maxPagesPerKeyword": 2, "pageSize": 25 } ``` # 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 = { "keywords": [ "artificial intelligence", "cybersecurity", "workforce development" ], "agencies": [], "statuses": [ "posted", "forecasted" ], "preferredEligibility": [ "small businesses", "nonprofits", "institutions of higher education" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("signalcrawl/federal-grant-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keywords": [ "artificial intelligence", "cybersecurity", "workforce development", ], "agencies": [], "statuses": [ "posted", "forecasted", ], "preferredEligibility": [ "small businesses", "nonprofits", "institutions of higher education", ], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("signalcrawl/federal-grant-fit-finder").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 '{ "keywords": [ "artificial intelligence", "cybersecurity", "workforce development" ], "agencies": [], "statuses": [ "posted", "forecasted" ], "preferredEligibility": [ "small businesses", "nonprofits", "institutions of higher education" ] }' | apify call signalcrawl/federal-grant-fit-finder --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=signalcrawl/federal-grant-fit-finder", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Federal Grant Fit Finder", "description": "Find Grants.gov funding opportunities and score them by applicant fit, deadline urgency, award value, eligibility, agencies, and grant-writer-ready notes.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "BZ6gMtcSZoGogySSo" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/signalcrawl~federal-grant-fit-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-signalcrawl-federal-grant-fit-finder", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/signalcrawl~federal-grant-fit-finder/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-signalcrawl-federal-grant-fit-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/signalcrawl~federal-grant-fit-finder/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-signalcrawl-federal-grant-fit-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "keywords": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Grant search terms. Each keyword is searched separately and deduped.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "agencies": { "title": "Agency codes", "type": "array", "description": "Optional Grants.gov agency codes such as NSF, DOE, HHS, EPA, DOD. Leave empty to search all agencies.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "statuses": { "title": "Opportunity statuses", "type": "array", "description": "Opportunity statuses to include. Common values are posted and forecasted.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "applicantProfile": { "title": "Applicant profile", "type": "string", "description": "Plain-English profile used for fit scoring, for example: AI startup, university lab, nonprofit workforce organization, small business, state government.", "default": "AI startup or small business looking for R&D, workforce, cybersecurity, or technology commercialization funding." }, "preferredEligibility": { "title": "Preferred eligibility terms", "type": "array", "description": "Terms that should boost fit when found in applicant eligibility, such as small businesses, nonprofits, institutions of higher education.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "closeWithinDays": { "title": "Close within N days", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 3650, "type": "integer", "description": "Keep opportunities closing within N days. Use 0 to disable.", "default": 365 }, "includeForecasted": { "title": "Include forecasted opportunities", "type": "boolean", "description": "Include forecasted opportunities without a final posted package.", "default": true }, "minAwardCeiling": { "title": "Minimum award ceiling", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum award ceiling in USD when available. Use 0 to disable.", "default": 0 }, "details": { "title": "Fetch details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch full opportunity details from Grants.gov for descriptions, eligibility, contacts, and award amounts.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum unique grant opportunities to save.", "default": 100 }, "maxPagesPerKeyword": { "title": "Max pages per keyword", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum Grants.gov search pages to request per keyword.", "default": 2 }, "pageSize": { "title": "Page size", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Results requested per Grants.gov search page.", "default": 25 } } }, "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", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "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 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```