Federal Grants — find funding you are actually eligible for
Find US federal grants your organization is actually eligible to apply for. Free, no API key.
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"federal-grants": {
"url": "https://x402-seller-m8nx.onrender.com/grants/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://x402-seller-m8nx.onrender.com/grants/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (3)
🟢find_federal_grants(organizationType, keyword, limit, includeForecasted)
Find open U.S. federal grant opportunities an organization is ACTUALLY eligible to apply for. Filters by the machine-readable applicant-type code Grants.gov publishes on every opportunity, so ineligible opportunities are excluded rather than ranked low. Returns deadlines, award ceilings, cost-sharing requirements, and what prior winners of the same program actually received. Free, no key, live federal data.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"organizationType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"nonprofit_501c3",
"nonprofit_other",
"small_business",
"large_business",
"public_university",
"private_university",
"state_government",
"county_government",
"city_government",
"special_district",
"school_district",
"tribal_government",
"tribal_organization",
"housing_authority",
"individual"
],
"description": "The federal applicant category the organization files under, e.g. nonprofit_501c3, small_business, tribal_government, school_district."
},
"keyword": {
"description": "Mission or topic, e.g. 'housing', 'mental health', 'workforce'. Broad single terms return more.",
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Max opportunities to return (default 10).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25
},
"includeForecasted": {
"description": "Include opportunities announced but not yet open — useful for preparing early.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"organizationType"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢check_grant_eligibility(opportunityId, organizationType)
Given a Grants.gov opportunity ID and an organization type, return a definitive eligibility verdict with the reason. ELIGIBLE / INELIGIBLE / NEEDS_REVIEW. Never guesses: an opportunity that publishes no applicant types, or only 'Others (see text)', returns NEEDS_REVIEW rather than a false green light.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"opportunityId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Numeric Grants.gov opportunity id, e.g. '357305'."
},
"organizationType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"nonprofit_501c3",
"nonprofit_other",
"small_business",
"large_business",
"public_university",
"private_university",
"state_government",
"county_government",
"city_government",
"special_district",
"school_district",
"tribal_government",
"tribal_organization",
"housing_authority",
"individual"
],
"description": "The federal applicant category to test against."
}
},
"required": [
"opportunityId",
"organizationType"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢grant_program_history(cfda)
What a federal grant program has actually awarded before, by CFDA/assistance-listing number: median award, largest award, and recent recipients from USAspending.gov. Use it to sanity-check whether a request is realistic — a $150k ask against a program with a $40M median means competing with major institutions.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cfda": {
"type": "string",
"description": "CFDA / assistance listing number, e.g. '93.243'."
}
},
"required": [
"cfda"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
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