Federal Grant Finder

Search Grants.gov for federal funding opportunities, detailed grant info, and filter options.

Setup

mcporter add gov-grants --url https://grant-finder-mcp.apify.actor/mcp --transport streamable-http

Or add to your OpenClaw MCP config (~/.openclaw/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "gov-grants": {
      "url": "https://grant-finder-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

grants_search_opportunities

Search Grants.gov for federal funding opportunities by keyword, agency, category, and eligibility.

Search for cybersecurity research grants
Find education grants for nonprofits

Parameters: keyword, status ("forecasted", "posted", "closed", or "archived"), agency, fundingCategory, fundingInstrument, eligibility, limit, offset

grants_get_opportunity

Get detailed info for a specific grant opportunity by its opportunity number.

Get details for grant HHS-2024-ACF-001

Parameters: opportunityNumber (required)

grants_search_by_agency

Search grants from a specific federal agency.

Show NIH grants for biomedical research
Find NSF grants for AI and machine learning

Parameters: agency (required), keyword, status ("forecasted", "posted", "closed", or "archived"), limit

grants_get_filter_options

Get available filter options for Grants.gov searches (agencies, categories, instruments, eligibilities).

What grant categories are available?
Show filter options for education grants

Parameters: keyword

Data Sources

• Grants.gov — Federal grant opportunities clearinghouse

Use Cases

• Grant prospecting for nonprofits
• Research funding discovery
• Small business grant search
• Government funding analysis

All data from free US government APIs. Zero cost. No API keys required.