Federal Funding Finder
A free, open-source, read-only MCP server for SBIR/STTR and federal grants. It searches Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER and the NSF Award Search API, and every result links back to its source.
Tools
| Tool | Source | Contract test |
|---|---|---|
search_open_opportunitiesForecasted and posted opportunities by keyword, agency and eligibility | Grants.gov search2 | OK |
search_nih_awardsNIH projects by activity code, state, institute, text and fiscal year | NIH RePORTER v2 | OK |
search_nsf_awardsNSF awards by keyword, state, award date and SBIR/STTR program | NSF Award Search | OK |
similar_funded_projectsFunded projects ranked by term overlap with a description | NIH and NSF | OK |
agency_sbir_summaryCounts and dollar totals by fiscal year and state | NIH or NSF | OK |
Connect
Add the server URL to your MCP client.
{
"mcpServers": {
"funding-finder": { "url": "https://federal-funding-finder.netlify.app/mcp" }
}
}
To run it yourself, use npm run dev (Netlify CLI) and http://localhost:8888/mcp.
Example prompts
- NIH SBIR awards to South Dakota companies since 2020
- Open Grants.gov SBIR opportunities for small businesses
- NSF SBIR awards in South Dakota
- Funded projects similar to a biofilm wound dressing
- NIH SBIR/STTR totals by year for South Dakota
Data sources
| Source | Endpoint |
|---|---|
| Grants.gov search2 API | POST https://api.grants.gov/v1/api/search2 |
| NIH RePORTER API | POST https://api.reporter.nih.gov/v2/projects/search |
| NSF Award Search API | GET https://www.research.gov/awardapi-service/v1/awards.json |