Grants.gov Federal Grant Scraper

Grants.gov Federal Grant Scraper

Scrape federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov by keyword, agency, category, or eligibility, up to a million per run. Each grant comes with its title, agency, funding amount, close date, and status. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Finding federal grants on Grants.gov means sifting through thousands of postings with limited search tools. This scraper reads the public opportunity listings directly, filters them by agency, funding category, eligibility, and date range, and returns each match in one fixed schema. No API key or registration required.

Who uses it	What they scrape Grants.gov for
Nonprofit grant writers	Build a pipeline of open health and education grants closing this quarter.
University research administrators	Monitor NSF and NIH postings for faculty funding opportunities.
Small business consultants	Find SBIR and STTR grants from DOD and DOE for their clients.
Market researchers	Track which federal agencies are funding climate and energy projects.

What it does

This Actor collects federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov by keyword search and returns each one as a flat row with title, agency, status, close date, and optional full details.

• 🔍 Keyword search: Use AND/OR operators to narrow grants by topic, like 'rural health' or 'AI AND cybersecurity'.
• 🏛️ Agency filter: Target specific agencies with their code, such as HHS, NSF, DOE, or USDA.
• 📅 Date range filter: Collect only grants closing within a specific window using close date from and to fields.
• 📋 Status filter: Choose from posted, forecasted, closed, or archived opportunities.
• 📎 Full details mode: Optionally fetch the complete description, eligibility criteria, contact info, and attachment links for each grant.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Grants.gov data

📋 Build a weekly grant digest.

A nonprofit consultant runs the scraper every Monday with keywords 'community health' and status 'posted' to email a curated list of open opportunities to their clients.

📊 Analyze federal funding trends.

A policy researcher collects a year of archived DOE grants with the 'energy' category to chart which technologies received the most funding.

🎯 Find grants for a specific applicant type.

A tribal government grant writer filters by eligibility code 06 (Native American) and agency BIA to see only relevant postings.

⏰ Monitor approaching deadlines.

A university research office sets a close date range for the next 30 days and keyword 'engineering' to alert faculty before applications close.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key needed	Reads public Grants.gov listings directly, no registration or OAuth.
Up to 1M grants per run	Collect large datasets for historical analysis or broad monitoring.
Fixed flat schema	Every grant returns the same fields, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML export.
Full detail extraction	Optionally pull full descriptions, eligibility text, and attachment links.

How it compares

This actor focuses on direct, high-volume Grants.gov scraping with full detail extraction, while Scholarship Intel combines grants with university data and Funding Intel adds AI-powered risk monitoring across multiple sources.

Feature	ParseForge	Scholarship Intel	Funding Intel
Direct Grants.gov scraping	Yes, reads public search and detail pages	Yes, real-time Grants.gov opportunities	Not listed
Full grant detail extraction	Yes, optional full description, eligibility, contacts, and attachments	Not listed	Not listed
Filter by agency code	Yes, filter by agency code like HHS, NSF, DOE	Not listed	Not listed
Filter by eligibility code	Yes, filter by applicant type like nonprofits or state governments	Not listed	Not listed
Up to 1,000,000 grants per run	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
University and scholarship data	Not listed	Yes, 6,400+ US institutions	Not listed
AI-powered risk and compliance monitoring	Not listed	Not listed	Yes, across 14+ government sources

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a keyword search and optional filters for agency, funding category, eligibility, status, and close date range. Filters run as each grant is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "keywords": "health",
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "keywords": "health",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0075 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.75
1,000 results	$7.50
10,000 results	$75.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Grants.gov Federal Grant Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Grants.gov through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/grants-gov-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that your keyword is not too narrow and that your filters, especially status and close date range, are not excluding all grants. Try running with only a keyword and status set to 'All' first, then add filters back one at a time.

The run is taking a long time with full details enabled.

Full details mode visits each grant's page individually, which adds time. Reduce the maximum grants or disable full details if you only need summary data.

My agency filter is not working.

Agency codes are case-sensitive abbreviations. Use the official code like 'HHS' not 'Health and Human Services'. Check Grants.gov for the correct agency code.

The close date filter is returning unexpected grants.

Dates must be in MM/DD/YYYY format. The 'Close Date From' is inclusive and 'Close Date To' is inclusive. Make sure your date range covers the period you intend.

I am only getting a few grants but I know there are more.

Increase the 'Maximum grants' value. The scraper stops when it hits this limit, even if more matching grants exist.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need a Grants.gov account or API key to use this?	No. The scraper reads the public search results and detail pages on Grants.gov directly. No login, API key, or registration is required.
What data does each grant row include?	Every row returns the grant title, agency, funding opportunity number, status, posted date, close date, and a summary. When you enable full details, it also includes the full description, eligibility information, contact details, and attachment links.
Can I filter by who is eligible to apply?	Yes. Use the eligibility filter with codes like 12 for nonprofits, 00 for state governments, 06 for Native American tribes, or 99 for unrestricted opportunities.
How do I search for grants from a specific agency?	Enter the agency code in the Agency field. Common codes include HHS (Health and Human Services), NSF (National Science Foundation), DOE (Energy), and USDA (Agriculture).
What does the full details option do?	When enabled, the scraper visits each grant's detail page to extract the full description, eligibility text, agency contact information, and links to any attached files. This takes longer but provides much richer data.
Can I search for multiple keywords at once?	Yes. The keyword field supports AND and OR operators. For example, 'rural AND health' finds grants containing both terms, while 'solar OR wind' finds grants containing either.
What statuses can I filter by?	You can filter by posted (currently open), forecasted (upcoming), closed (past deadline), or archived. Choose 'All' to return grants in any status.
How many grants can I collect in one run?	You can set the maximum up to 1,000,000 grants per run. The scraper will stop once it reaches that number or there are no more matching results.
What export formats are supported?	Your dataset can be exported to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML directly from the Apify platform.
Can I schedule this scraper to run automatically?	Yes. Use Apify's scheduler to run the actor daily, weekly, or on a custom cron schedule and receive new grant listings automatically.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Grants.gov. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.