# Federal Grant Opportunity Finder (`vex_workflow/federal-grant-finder`) Actor

Find open and forecasted US federal grants with award size, eligibility, deadlines and a short summary. Filter by keyword, applicant type, category, agency and deadline. Only-new mode for alerts. Official public API, no scraping.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vex_workflow/federal-grant-finder.md
- **Developed by:** [Ian McCann](https://apify.com/vex_workflow) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per event

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Federal Grant Opportunity Finder

> This product uses the Grants.gov API but is not endorsed or certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Find US federal grants you can actually apply for. This Actor searches open and forecasted federal funding opportunities through the official public grants API, then adds the details that matter: award ceiling, number of awards, who is eligible, funding category, deadline and a short plain-text summary.

No web scraping. No login. No API key.

### What can it do?

- Search by keyword across all federal grant opportunities
- Filter by applicant type (nonprofits, small businesses, tribes, cities, schools and more), funding category and agency
- Keep only grants that close within your window, or that leave you enough time to apply
- Skip grants below a minimum award size
- **Only new since last run**: schedule it weekly and see just the fresh opportunities
- Results sorted by deadline, soonest first

### Who is it for?

- Nonprofits and grant writers building a pipeline
- Cities, counties, school districts and tribes tracking funding
- Small businesses and consultants watching research and development funding

### How much does it cost?

You pay per grant opportunity returned, plus a tiny start fee per run. See the Pricing tab. A weekly alert that returns 25 grants costs about 4 cents.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": "rural health",
  "statuses": ["posted", "forecasted"],
  "eligibilities": ["12", "23"],
  "minDaysToClose": 14,
  "onlyNew": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "opportunityId": "362843",
  "opportunityNumber": "2026-NTIA-TBCP",
  "title": "Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program",
  "agency": "DOC NIST ERA",
  "status": "posted",
  "postedDate": "2026-06-17",
  "closeDate": "2026-11-17",
  "daysToClose": 23,
  "assistanceListings": ["11.029"],
  "awardCeiling": null,
  "expectedNumberOfAwards": 150,
  "costSharingRequired": false,
  "eligibleApplicants": ["Others (see eligibility notes)"],
  "eligibilityNotes": "The following entities are eligible...",
  "fundingInstruments": ["Grant"],
  "fundingCategories": ["Science and Technology and other Research and Development"],
  "summary": "NTIA is soliciting applications for funds remaining under...",
  "opportunityUrl": "(link to the official opportunity page)"
}
```

Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send results anywhere with Apify integrations and schedules.

### Privacy and data notes

- Agency contact names, emails and phone numbers are left out. Emails and phone numbers are also removed from summaries.
- Content is shown as published by the government. Always confirm deadlines and eligibility in the official notice before applying.
- This Actor is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.

### FAQ

**How fresh is it?** Every run queries the live public API, so results are current.

**Why is the award ceiling sometimes empty?** Some agencies do not publish a ceiling. Read the summary or the official notice.

**Something broke?** Open an issue on the Issues tab with your input.

# Actor input Schema

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

Search words, for example broadband, rural health or workforce training. Leave empty for all.

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

Which opportunity statuses to include.

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

Only grants open to these applicant types. Leave empty for all.

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

Only grants in these categories. Leave empty for all.

## `agencyCodes` (type: `array`):

Agency codes, for example HHS, USDA, DOE or DOC-NIST. Leave empty for all.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only opportunities posted in the last N days. 0 means any date.

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

Only opportunities that close within N days. 0 means any.

## `minDaysToClose` (type: `integer`):

Skip opportunities that close sooner than this, so you have time to apply.

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

Only grants whose maximum award is at least this amount. Grants with no stated ceiling are skipped when this is set.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add award ceiling and floor, number of awards, eligibility notes, categories and a short summary.

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

Return only opportunities this search has not returned before. Ideal for a weekly schedule.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum opportunities to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "rural health",
  "statuses": [
    "posted",
    "forecasted"
  ],
  "postedWithinDays": 0,
  "closingWithinDays": 0,
  "minDaysToClose": 0,
  "minAwardCeiling": 0,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Open and forecasted US federal grant opportunities that match your filters, one row per opportunity.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Run summary with search matches, opportunities returned and the required source notice.

# 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": "rural health"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vex_workflow/federal-grant-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": "rural health" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vex_workflow/federal-grant-finder").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": "rural health"
}' |
apify call vex_workflow/federal-grant-finder --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vex_workflow/federal-grant-finder"
        }
    }
}
```

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/tGgzaFhr8z7cQtEtY/builds/6xRArg41Hvr61uFDq/openapi.json