Mcp Grantiq
Search US federal grants and contract opportunities from Grants.gov and SAM.gov inside your agent while exploring non-dilutive funding for a project.
Overview
GrantIQ is an MCP server for the Idea phase that searches US grants on Grants.gov and federal contracts on SAM.gov from your coding agent.
What is this MCP server?
- Unified search across US Grants.gov grants and SAM.gov federal contracts
- Remote streamable-http MCP at https://mcp.grantiq.us/mcp plus stdio npm grantiq-mcp
- Free dev API key grantiq-dev-key-001; additional keys mintable via /admin/keys
- Server package version 1.0.1 (stdio package noted at 1.0.0 in schema)
- Purpose-built for LLM agents doing funding research, not a grant-writing CMS
- Server version 1.0.1
- Two federal sources explicitly: Grants.gov and SAM.gov
- Default free API key grantiq-dev-key-001 documented
Community signal: 1 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Finding relevant federal grants and contract notices is tedious when government portals do not fit an agent-first research workflow.
Who is it for?
US-focused founders, nonprofits, and contractors exploring grants or federal work who already work in MCP-enabled agents.
Skip if: Builders outside US federal funding ecosystems or teams that need guaranteed compliance filing and submission inside one vendor app.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After connecting GrantIQ with an API key, your agent returns grant and SAM contract search results in-thread so you can shortlist funding paths early.
- Agent-driven grant opportunity search results from Grants.gov
- Federal contract notice discovery via SAM.gov through MCP
- Shortlist inputs for validate-phase scope and pricing decisions
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Journey fit
Grant and contract discovery is upstream product work—you research funding fit before you scope an MVP or pricing model. research is the right shelf for scanning opportunity databases and narrowing what is worth pursuing.
How it compares
MCP bridge to Grants.gov and SAM.gov search, not a grant-writing skill or CRM.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is GrantIQ for?
Solo builders and small orgs in the US who want an agent to search Grants.gov and SAM.gov while evaluating funding or contract revenue options.
When should I use GrantIQ?
Use it during Idea research when you are deciding whether grants or federal contracts fit your business model before you prototype or set pricing.
How do I add GrantIQ to my agent?
Use remote MCP https://mcp.grantiq.us/mcp with X-API-Key or GRANTIQ_API_KEY (start with grantiq-dev-key-001), or install stdio npm package grantiq-mcp in your MCP config.