NIH RePORTER Scraper: Research Grants by Query

NIH RePORTER Grants Tracker: by Query

Pull recent NIH research grants from RePORTER. Filter by activity code (R01, R21, K99, U01...), funding IC (NCI, NIAID, NIMH...), organization state, PI name, or keyword. One clean row per project: number, title, abstract, organization, PI, award amount, project dates, funding agency.

Built for cron (track new R01 grants in your therapeutic area, your competitor labs, or your university) and ad-hoc landscape analysis.

Inputs

{
  "fiscalYears": [2025, 2026],
  "activityCodes": ["R01", "R21"],
  "agencies": ["NCI"],
  "textSearch": "CRISPR",
  "organizationStates": ["CA", "MA"],
  "sinceProjectStartDays": 90,
  "maxResults": 500
}

input	default	notes
fiscalYears	this FY and the last	NIH fiscal years to include (FY26 = Oct 2025 → Sep 2026).
activityCodes	["R01"]	Grant mechanism: R01 (standard), R21 (exploratory), K99 (early-career), U01 (cooperative), P50 (center)...
agencies	all	NIH IC codes: NCI, NIAID, NIMH, NHLBI, NIA, NIDDK, etc.
textSearch	none	Searches project title + abstract + terms.
organizationStates	all	Recipient org US state codes.
principalInvestigators	any	Name match (any part of the name).
sinceProjectStartDays	30	Only projects with project_start_date in the last N days. 0 to disable.
maxResults	1000	Hard cap.

Output

One row per project:

field	example
applId	11213286
projectNum	1R01CA303651-01
projectTitle	Long-Term Outcomes Following Childhood Cancer Treatment
fiscalYear	2025
activityCode	R01
awardType	1 (new project)
awardAmount	4236812
isActive	true
projectStartDate	2025-09-10T00:00:00
projectEndDate	2029-08-31T00:00:00
organizationName	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
organizationCity	LOS ANGELES
organizationState	CA
organizationUei	DVL1CMRMWRN9
principalInvestigators	[{"name":"David R Freyer","title":"DIRECTOR, CANCER SURVIVORSHIP","isContactPi":true},...]
contactPiName	David R Freyer
fundingAgencyCode	CA
fundingAgencyAbbreviation	NCI
fundingAgencyName	National Cancer Institute
totalCostByIc	[{"ic":"NCI","totalCost":4236812}]
opportunityNumber	RFA-CA-24-027
congressionalDistrict	CA-30
abstract	full project abstract (when available)
reporterUrl	https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11213286

Daily / weekly cron pattern

{
  "activityCodes": ["R01"],
  "agencies": ["NCI"],
  "textSearch": "immunotherapy",
  "sinceProjectStartDays": 7
}

Run weekly: captures new NCI R01s on immunotherapy that started in the past 7 days.

Real-world questions this answers

• Pharma BD. Who at academia just got an R01 in our therapeutic area? Cold-outreach for collab.
• Biotech competitive intel. Which labs received funding for a target we're working on?
• Tech-transfer office. What's the grant pipeline at our institution this FY?
• Investigative journalism. Track NIH funding flows by topic / agency / state.

What it doesn't do

• No subaward / publication / patent enrichment (RePORTER has those endpoints, separate actors).
• No NIH spending category roll-ups beyond what RePORTER returns directly.
• No K- and R-mechanism semantic decoding: we return raw codes.

Pricing

Pay per event. Price per 1,000 events:

Event	Base price	Bronze	Silver	Gold
NIH grant extracted	$3.00	$2.70	$2.40	$2.10

Bronze, Silver and Gold are the discounts Apify gives users of its paid plans. The Pricing tab always shows the current prices.

Run it through the API

Python, with the apify-client package:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("v0iddo/nih-reporter-grants").call(run_input={"sinceProjectStartDays": 90, "maxResults": 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript, with the apify-client package:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('v0iddo/nih-reporter-grants').call({"sinceProjectStartDays": 90, "maxResults": 20});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

One HTTP call that waits for the run and returns the rows (for runs that finish within 5 minutes):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/v0iddo~nih-reporter-grants/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sinceProjectStartDays": 90, "maxResults": 20}'

Output fields, real sample rows, the price and this code for Python, JavaScript and cURL are also in the guide to this actor.

Use it from an agent (MCP)

Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients can call this actor as a tool through the Apify MCP server. Add it to the client's MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=v0iddo/nih-reporter-grants",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies or an API key?

No. The actor reads public data without logging in. You only need an Apify account to start it.

How many results can one run return?

Set Max results (up to 14,000) to the number you need. Large jobs can also be split into several runs or scheduled.

How am I charged?

Pay per event, at the prices on the Pricing tab for your Apify plan (the Pricing section of this page lists them). The platform usage of the run is included in those prices, and your spending limit for a run is always respected.

Why did my run return no results?

The status message and the log of the run say why: usually nothing matched the input, or the source did not answer for a moment. Check the input against the example above and run it again.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Save your input as a task and add a schedule in the Apify Console (daily, hourly or with a cron expression). Each run gets its own dataset, so you keep a history.

Which formats can I export?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table and RSS from the Output tab or the API. Integrations send the rows to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier, n8n or a webhook.

Is collecting this data allowed?

The actor collects data that the source publishes openly, without a login. Public data can still be personal data under laws such as the GDPR, and sources have their own terms: make sure your use of the data follows the rules that apply to you.

What happens when the source changes?

An automated test runs the actor every day on the example input and checks the rows, not only that the run finished. When a check fails, the actor is repaired and rebuilt; the build history on this page shows each update.

Something is missing or wrong. Where do I report it?

Open an issue on the Issues tab of this actor with the run link. Requests for a new field are welcome too.

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