Grant Finder
Query Grants.gov and USAspending from your agent when scouting non-dilutive funding for an indie product, research tool, or civic side project.
Overview
Grant Finder is a MCP server for the Idea phase that searches Grants.gov and USAspending grant data through four agent-callable tools.
What is this MCP server?
- 4 MCP tools for grant discovery across Grants.gov and USAspending
- Remote streamable-http endpoint on Apify—no local scraper or ETL to maintain
- Search federal opportunities and inspect historical grant award data in one server
- Suitable for agents in Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP-capable clients
- Part of the martc03 gov-mcp-servers suite on GitHub
- Remote type: streamable-http
- Data sources: Grants.gov and USAspending
What problem does it solve?
Federal grant and spending data lives across separate sites, which makes it slow to research funding fit while you are still shaping a product.
Who is it for?
Indie builders and researchers who want grant and USAspending lookups inside Claude Code or Cursor without building custom government API glue.
Skip if: Teams that need full application workflows, legal eligibility review, or CRM-style grant pipeline management.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can pull structured grant opportunities and award context into chat so you can decide faster whether to pursue grants alongside your build.
- Grants.gov search results surfaced through agent tool calls
- USAspending grant-related data for opportunity and award context
- Summaries your agent can fold into funding research notes
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Journey fit
Grant discovery belongs on the Idea shelf because solo builders often research funding paths before committing scope, pricing, or equity. Research is the canonical subphase for competitive and funding landscape work that informs whether and how to build.
How it compares
Government grant data MCP integration, not a grant-writing or bookkeeping skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Grant Finder for?
Grant Finder is for solo builders and developers who use AI coding agents to research U.S. federal grant opportunities and spending data early in a project.
When should I use Grant Finder?
Use Grant Finder during idea and validation research when you want to see open solicitations on Grants.gov and historical award signals from USAspending before locking product scope.
How do I add Grant Finder to my agent?
Register the remote MCP URL https://grant-finder-mcp.apify.actor/mcp as a streamable-http server in your client’s MCP settings, then invoke the four grant discovery tools from the agent.