Grants.gov Federal Grants Scraper

Pull US federal grant funding opportunities from Grants.gov at scale — opportunity numbers, titles, owning agencies, application deadlines, award ceilings and floors, estimated total program funding, eligible applicant types, agency contacts, and downloadable attachments for every posted, forecasted, closed, or archived grant in the federal catalog. Built for grant writers, nonprofit development teams, and university sponsored-programs offices who need complete federal funding intelligence without combing the Grants.gov search box opportunity by opportunity.

Why This Scraper?

• The full federal catalog — search across 80,000+ opportunities spanning forecasted, posted, closed, and archived grants, all from one official source.
• 31 federal agency filters — narrow to the NSF, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Energy, EPA, NASA, USDA, Department of Education, and 24 more, by name instead of cryptic codes.
• 17 applicant-eligibility types — surface only grants open to nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), small businesses, state and county governments, individuals, school districts, public and private universities, or Native American tribal organizations.
• 4 opportunity statuses, including Forecasted — catch upcoming grants announced but not yet open, so you can prepare before the application window opens, plus Posted, Closed, and Archived.
• Full award economics on every detailed row — award ceiling, award floor, estimated total program funding, expected number of awards, and the cost-sharing/matching requirement flag.
• 24 funding categories — filter by Health, Education, Environment, Energy, Agriculture, Science & Technology, Housing, and 17 more activity areas.
• Agency point-of-contact captured — name, email, and phone for the program officer on each opportunity when full details are enabled.
• Downloadable attachment links — every NOFO, instructions packet, and supporting document returned as a ready-to-fetch name + download URL.
• Live application deadlines and one-click URLs — close date, open date, and a direct Grants.gov opportunity link on every row.

Use Cases

Nonprofit Fundraising & Development

• Build a pipeline of open grants matched to your mission area and 501(c)(3) eligibility
• Track forecasted opportunities to start proposals before the window opens
• Monitor closing deadlines across every agency you target
• Pull award ceilings and floors to size your ask realistically

University & Research Administration

• Feed sponsored-programs offices a daily list of NSF, NIH, and DOE opportunities
• Filter to higher-education-eligible grants only, by public or private institution type
• Capture expected number of awards and cost-sharing requirements for go/no-go decisions
• Distribute matched opportunities to faculty by funding category

Grant Consulting & Advisory

• Maintain client-specific opportunity feeds by agency, category, and eligibility
• Benchmark estimated total program funding across competing programs
• Deliver branded funding reports with agency contacts and attachment links included
• Archive closed opportunities to study historical funding patterns

Small Business & Innovation Funding

• Find grants and cooperative agreements open to small businesses
• Track SBIR/STTR-style science and technology opportunities by agency
• Filter to Procurement Contract and Cooperative Agreement instruments
• Surface award floors to screen out grants below your funding threshold

Competitive & Market Intelligence

• Map which agencies fund a given category and at what scale
• Analyze award ceilings and total funding trends across years of archived data
• Identify recurring annual programs by their opportunity-number patterns
• Enrich CRMs and dashboards with structured federal-funding data

Getting Started

Search by Keyword

The simplest run — one keyword across open and upcoming grants:

{
    "searchQuery": "clean energy",
    "maxResults": 100
}

Filter by Agency and Eligibility

Open nonprofit-eligible health grants from a single agency:

{
    "searchQuery": "community health",
    "agencies": ["HHS"],
    "eligibilities": ["12"],
    "opportunityStatus": ["posted"],
    "maxResults": 200
}

Look Up Specific Opportunities

Pull exact grants by their Grants.gov opportunity number:

{
    "opportunityNumbers": ["EPA-R9-SFUND-2024", "PD-23-1234"],
    "includeDetails": true
}

Full-Featured Example

Forecasted and posted science grants from multiple agencies, fully enriched:

{
    "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
    "agencies": ["NSF", "DOE", "NASA"],
    "fundingCategories": ["ST"],
    "eligibilities": ["06", "20"],
    "fundingInstruments": ["G", "CA"],
    "opportunityStatus": ["forecasted", "posted"],
    "postedFrom": "2024-01-01",
    "includeDetails": true,
    "maxResults": 500
}

Input Reference

Search

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	"climate"	Keywords to search across grant titles and descriptions. Leave empty to browse all opportunities that match the filters.
opportunityNumbers	string[]	[]	Look up exact opportunities by Grants.gov number (e.g. EPA-R9-SFUND-2024). When set, returns just those opportunities and ignores the search filters.

Filters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
opportunityStatus	select[]	["forecasted", "posted"]	Which stages to include: Forecasted (upcoming), Posted (open now), Closed, Archived.
agencies	select[]	[]	Limit to specific federal agencies by name (31 available). Leave empty for all agencies.
fundingCategories	select[]	[]	Limit to funding categories such as Health, Education, or Environment (24 available). Leave empty for all.
eligibilities	select[]	[]	Limit to opportunities open to specific applicant types such as Nonprofits or Small businesses (17 available). Leave empty for all.
fundingInstruments	select[]	[]	Limit to Grant, Cooperative Agreement, Procurement Contract, or Other. Leave empty for all.
postedFrom	date	(none)	Only include opportunities posted on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
postedTo	date	(none)	Only include opportunities posted on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

Output Options

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
includeDetails	boolean	false	Fetch full details for every opportunity: description, award amounts, expected number of awards, cost-sharing requirement, agency contact, eligibility notes, and attachment links. Richer results, but takes longer.
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of opportunities to return. Set to 0 to return all matching opportunities.

Output

Each result is one flat row per grant opportunity. Here's a representative result with full details enabled:

{
    "opportunityId": 350849,
    "opportunityNumber": "EPA-R9-SFUND-2024",
    "title": "Brownfields Assessment Grants",
    "agencyCode": "EPA",
    "agencyName": "Environmental Protection Agency",
    "status": "posted",
    "docType": "synopsis",
    "postedDate": "2024-02-15",
    "openDate": "2024-02-15",
    "closeDate": "2024-05-30",
    "alnList": ["66.818"],
    "url": "https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350849",
    "description": "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting proposals from eligible entities to carry out assessment activities at brownfield sites...",
    "fundingInstruments": ["Cooperative Agreement"],
    "fundingCategories": ["Environment"],
    "eligibleApplicants": ["County governments", "Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status"],
    "eligibilityDescription": "Eligible entities include general purpose units of local government and nonprofit organizations.",
    "awardCeiling": 500000,
    "awardFloor": 0,
    "estimatedTotalFunding": 30000000,
    "expectedNumberOfAwards": 60,
    "costSharingRequired": false,
    "agencyContactName": "Jane Doe",
    "agencyContactEmail": "brownfields@epa.gov",
    "agencyContactPhone": "415-555-0100",
    "attachments": [
        { "name": "NOFO_Full_Announcement.pdf", "url": "https://www.grants.gov/grantsws/rest/opportunity/att/download/98765" }
    ],
    "lastUpdatedDate": "2024-03-01"
}

Core Fields

Always returned for every opportunity.

Field	Type	Description
opportunityId	integer	Internal Grants.gov opportunity ID
opportunityNumber	string	Public opportunity number (e.g. EPA-R9-SFUND-2024)
title	string	Opportunity title
agencyCode	string	Owning agency code (e.g. HHS-CDC)
agencyName	string	Owning agency name
status	string	Stage: forecasted, posted, closed, or archived
docType	string	Document type (synopsis or forecast)
openDate	string	Date applications open (ISO)
closeDate	string	Application deadline (ISO)
alnList	string[]	Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA)
url	string	Direct Grants.gov opportunity link

Funding Amounts

Populated when includeDetails is on.

Field	Type	Description
awardCeiling	integer	Maximum award amount (USD)
awardFloor	integer	Minimum award amount (USD)
estimatedTotalFunding	integer	Estimated total program funding (USD)
expectedNumberOfAwards	integer	Expected number of awards
costSharingRequired	boolean	Whether cost sharing / matching is required
fundingInstruments	string[]	Funding instrument types (Grant, Cooperative Agreement, etc.)

Eligibility & Description

Populated when includeDetails is on.

Field	Type	Description
description	string	Full opportunity description / synopsis text
fundingCategories	string[]	Funding activity categories
eligibleApplicants	string[]	Applicant types eligible to apply
eligibilityDescription	string	Additional eligibility information and exceptions
postedDate	string	Date the opportunity was posted (ISO)
lastUpdatedDate	string	Date the record was last updated (ISO)

Contact & Attachments

Populated when includeDetails is on.

Field	Type	Description
agencyContactName	string	Agency point-of-contact name
agencyContactEmail	string	Agency point-of-contact email
agencyContactPhone	string	Agency point-of-contact phone
attachments	object[]	Linked documents, each with name and download url

Tips for Best Results

• Set status to Forecasted to find grants before they open — forecasted opportunities are announced ahead of their application window, giving you a head start on proposals competitors haven't seen yet.
• Turn on Include Full Details for award amounts — award ceiling, floor, estimated total funding, agency contacts, and attachment links only appear in detailed runs; leave it off for fast title-and-deadline sweeps.
• Browse without a keyword — leave the search box empty and rely on agency, category, and eligibility filters to pull every matching grant in a program area.
• Combine eligibility with category — pairing an applicant type (e.g. Nonprofits) with a funding category (e.g. Health) is the fastest way to a clean, on-target list.
• Use opportunity numbers for precise re-pulls — when you already track specific programs, list their numbers to refresh just those rows, including closed and archived ones.
• Narrow with a posted-date floor — set Posted On or After to skip older opportunities and focus on the current funding cycle.
• Start with a small Max Results to preview — run 25–50 first to confirm your filters match the right grants, then scale up.

Pricing

From $8.00 per 1,000 results — transparent, per-opportunity pricing for the official federal grants catalog. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; the table below shows total cost at each discount tier.

Results	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
100	$0.96	$0.91	$0.85	$0.80
1,000	$9.60	$9.05	$8.50	$8.00
10,000	$96.00	$90.50	$85.00	$80.00
100,000	$960.00	$905.00	$850.00	$800.00

A "result" is one grant opportunity row in your dataset. There are no compute or time-based charges — you pay per result, plus a small fixed per-run start fee. Platform fees depend on your Apify plan.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make / n8n — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new opportunities
• Webhooks — Trigger custom APIs on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

Grants.gov is the official US federal government grants database, and the opportunity data it publishes is public-domain US government information. This actor is designed for legitimate funding research, proposal development, and grant-management workflows. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and the Grants.gov Terms of Service. Always verify deadlines, eligibility, and award details against the official opportunity page before applying.