# Usaspending Awards Scraper (`smorgi_apps/usaspending-awards-scraper`) Actor

Scrape federal award spending from the official USAspending.gov API v2. Keyword, agency, award-type, and date filters. No API key. Empty searches free. ~$1/1k.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/smorgi\_apps/usaspending-awards-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Smorgi Apps](https://apify.com/smorgi_apps) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 usaspending awards

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## USAspending Awards Scraper — Pay Per Result

Scrape **federal award spending** from the official [USAspending.gov API v2](https://api.usaspending.gov/). No API key. Keyword, awarding-agency, award-type, and date filters.

**Store search keywords:** USAspending scraper · federal awards · government contracts · grant spending · FPDS awards

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### Why this Actor

| Pain | What we do |
|------|------------|
| Key friction / scrape HTML | Official JSON API, no key |
| Opaque failures | Empty searches → **not charged** |
| Unclear pricing | Flat **pay-per-result** PPE (~$1/1k) |

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### Example input

```json
{
  "keywords": "cybersecurity",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
  "awardTypeCodes": ["A", "B", "C", "D"],
  "startDate": "2023-01-01",
  "endDate": "2023-12-31",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

***

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `awardId` | Award / PIID identifier |
| `recipientName` | Recipient legal name |
| `amount` | Award amount (USD) |
| `awardingAgency` | Toptier awarding agency |
| `startDate` / `endDate` | Period of performance |
| `description` | Award description |
| `placeOfPerformance` | City/state/country when available |
| `url` | `usaspending.gov/award/...` link |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

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### Pricing

Pay-per-event for each **delivered** award.

- Empty queries / zero results → **not charged**
- Exact $/1k is on the Store pricing tab

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### Limitations (honest)

- Endpoint: `POST https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/`
- Default award types are contracts (`A,B,C,D`); set `awardTypeCodes` for grants/loans/IDVs
- `awardingAgency` must match USAspending toptier names (e.g. `Department of Defense`)
- Place of performance is often sparse in search results
- Date range defaults to the last 12 months when omitted

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Issues / feature requests: use the Actor **Issues** tab.

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# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Keyword search (USAspending keywords filter).

## `awardingAgency` (type: `string`):

Optional toptier awarding agency name, e.g. "Department of Defense" or "National Aeronautics and Space Administration".

## `awardTypeCodes` (type: `array`):

Optional. Defaults to contract codes A,B,C,D. Grants often use 02–05; loans 07–09; IDVs IDV\_\* .

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Action date range start (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to 1 year before endDate.

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Action date range end (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum awards to deliver.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Throttle between paginated requests.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Official API usually works without proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "software",
  "awardingAgency": "",
  "awardTypeCodes": [
    "A",
    "B",
    "C",
    "D"
  ],
  "startDate": "",
  "endDate": "",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "requestDelayMs": 400,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

# 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 = {
    "keywords": "software",
    "awardTypeCodes": [
        "A",
        "B",
        "C",
        "D"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("smorgi_apps/usaspending-awards-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 = {
    "keywords": "software",
    "awardTypeCodes": [
        "A",
        "B",
        "C",
        "D",
    ],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("smorgi_apps/usaspending-awards-scraper").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 '{
  "keywords": "software",
  "awardTypeCodes": [
    "A",
    "B",
    "C",
    "D"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call smorgi_apps/usaspending-awards-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,smorgi_apps/usaspending-awards-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/FhCllhxAg6qfNzLVh/builds/rz4jouglFpfmw1JF0/openapi.json