# Grants.gov Monitor · U.S. Federal Grant Alerts (`thequietstack/grants-gov-monitor`) Actor

New U.S. federal grants from Grants.gov by keyword, agency, category and eligibility, only new since the last run, forecasts flagged when they open. Award ceiling, total funding, number of awards, close date, eligible applicants. Official Grants.gov API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thequietstack/grants-gov-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [TheQuietStack](https://apify.com/thequietstack) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 opportunities

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Grants.gov Monitor: U.S. federal grant alerts

Get **new U.S. federal funding opportunities** from **Grants.gov**, the official source for federal grants, filtered by **keyword, agency, funding
category, eligible applicant type and instrument**. Scheduled runs deliver **only opportunities you have not seen before**, including **forecasts**
(announced, not yet open). When a forecast opens for applications, you get it again with `becamePosted: true`.

Each opportunity comes with **award ceiling and floor, estimated total funding, number of awards, close date, days left, eligible applicants,
funding categories and assistance listing (CFDA)**: the numbers you need for a go/no-go decision, without clicking through the portal.

**Typical uses:** a weekly grant alert for your nonprofit, university lab or small business · SBIR/R\&D funding watch for startups ·
grant consultants tracking several clients' topics · feeding new opportunities into Airtable, Notion, a CRM or Slack.

### Output per opportunity

`opportunityId` · `opportunityNumber` · `title` · `agency` · `agencyCode` · `status` (posted/forecasted) · `postedDate` · `closeDate` · `daysToClose` ·
`awardCeiling` · `awardFloor` · `estimatedTotalFunding` · `expectedNumberOfAwards` · `costSharingRequired` · `eligibleApplicants[]` · `fundingInstruments[]` ·
`fundingCategories[]` · `category` · `assistanceListings[]` · `programTitles[]` · forecasts: `estimatedPostDate` · `estimatedCloseDate` · `estimatedAwardDate` · `fiscalYear` ·
`becamePosted` · `matchedKeyword` · `url` · `agencyProgramUrl` · `dataWarning`

### Example (real runs, 13.10.2026)

Keywords *artificial intelligence* + *machine learning*, posted in the last 8 weeks, posted + forecasted → **81 opportunities** (77 open, 4 forecasts).
A second run right after: **0 new**.
With filters *small businesses eligible, closing within 60 days, award ceiling ≥ $100,000* → **4 of 29** matches, e.g. *DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition*
(ceiling $200,000,000, closes in 6 days) and *Silicon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development* (ceiling $62,500,000).

```json
{
 "opportunityId": "363869",
 "opportunityNumber": "DE-FOA-0003657",
 "title": "The DOE Quantum Genesis Q Competition",
 "agencyCode": "PAMS-SC",
 "agency": "Office of Science",
 "status": "posted",
 "postedDate": "2026-09-17",
 "closeDate": "2026-10-19",
 "daysToClose": 6,
 "assistanceListings": [
  "81.049"
 ],
 "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363869",
 "becamePosted": false,
 "awardCeiling": 200000000,
 "awardFloor": 250000,
 "estimatedTotalFunding": 215000000,
 "expectedNumberOfAwards": 10,
 "costSharingRequired": false,
 "eligibleApplicants": [
  "Small businesses",
  "For profit organizations other than small businesses"
 ],
 "fundingInstruments": [
  "Other"
 ],
 "fundingCategories": [
  "Science and Technology and other Research and Development"
 ],
 "category": "Discretionary",
 "fiscalYear": null,
 "lastUpdated": "2026-10-08",
 "archiveDate": "2027-01-19",
 "programTitles": [
  "81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program"
 ],
 "dataWarning": null
}
```

### Input

```json
{ "keywords": ["artificial intelligence"], "eligibilities": ["23"], "statuses": ["posted", "forecasted"], "closingWithinDays": 60, "minAwardCeiling": 100000 }
```

- Leave **keywords** empty to watch everything that matches the other filters (e.g. all new NSF opportunities: `"agencies": ["NSF"]`).
- `fetchDetails` (default on) adds the funding numbers and eligibility (one extra API call per new opportunity).
- `maxOpportunities` (default 100) caps a run; opportunities above the cap come in the next run.

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.002 per opportunity** on the free plan, −10/−20/−30 % on higher Apify plans. Already-delivered and filtered opportunities are never charged.

### License, data quality, limits

- *This product uses the Grants.gov API but is not endorsed or certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.*
  (Grants.gov API terms: https://www.grants.gov/api/terms-conditions)
- **No personal data:** agency contact names, e-mails and phone numbers and the free-text descriptions (which often name program officers) are **not**
  included. Use `url` for the full announcement.
- Amounts are passed on **exactly as published**; `null` means the agency did not state the amount ("none" or empty). Grants.gov sometimes shows
  **2147483647** (a system maximum, not a real amount). The Actor then sets the field to `null` and explains it in `dataWarning`; a placeholder is never passed on as an amount.
- `daysToClose` counts calendar days from the run date (UTC). Close times are usually 11:59 PM Eastern; check the announcement.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Full-text search on Grants.gov, one search per keyword (results merged). Leave empty to watch everything that matches the filters below.

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

Optional. Grants.gov agency codes, e.g. NSF, HHS-NIH11, DOE, USDA (a top-level code includes its sub-agencies).

## `fundingCategories` (type: `array`):

Optional. Only opportunities in these Grants.gov funding activity categories.

## `eligibilities` (type: `array`):

Optional. Only opportunities open to these applicant types (e.g. Small businesses, Nonprofits).

## `fundingInstruments` (type: `array`):

Optional. Grant, cooperative agreement, procurement contract or other.

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Posted = open for applications. Forecasted = announced, not yet open (early warning). A forecast that later gets posted is delivered again with becamePosted = true.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only opportunities posted in the last N days (Grants.gov date ranges).

## `closingWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Optional. Only opportunities whose close date is within the next N days (opportunities without a close date are skipped when set).

## `minAwardCeiling` (type: `integer`):

Optional. Only opportunities whose published award ceiling is at least this amount. Opportunities without a published ceiling are skipped when set.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Adds award ceiling/floor, total funding, number of awards, eligible applicants, categories and forecast dates (one extra API call per new opportunity).

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Deliver each opportunity only once per watch. Turn off to get all current matches every run.

## `watchName` (type: `string`):

Optional. Name for the 'only new' memory. Runs with the same name share it; by default it is derived from your filters.

## `maxOpportunities` (type: `integer`):

Cost cap. Opportunities above the cap are not marked as seen and come in the next run.

## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named key-value store that keeps the 'only new' memory between runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ],
  "statuses": [
    "posted",
    "forecasted"
  ],
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "onlyNew": true,
  "maxOpportunities": 100,
  "stateStoreName": "grants-gov-monitor-state"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `opportunities` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "artificial intelligence"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thequietstack/grants-gov-monitor").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": ["artificial intelligence"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thequietstack/grants-gov-monitor").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": [
    "artificial intelligence"
  ]
}' |
apify call thequietstack/grants-gov-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thequietstack/grants-gov-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

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/vy5pok6nbHQvOx9r4/builds/3uxxik66GyO2JXcGE/openapi.json