Tools / Grants Finder

Search Opportunities

Search live and recent grant opportunities across official US, UK, Australian, and Japanese funding sources with filters for geography, applicant type, dates, amount bands, and funders.

Returns: Normalized live grant opportunities with funders, deadlines, funding bands, and source metadata

Parameters

querystringKeyword, sector, program, or theme to search for

sourcestringOpportunity source to search: all, grants_gov, find_a_grant, business_gov_au, or jgrants

regionsarrayMarket filter such as US, UK, AU, JP, EU, APAC, or ASIA

target_locationsarrayCountry, city, or jurisdiction strings to match against source location fields

applicant_typesarrayApplicant organization types or eligibility labels to match

funder_namestringFunder, department, or agency name to narrow the search

published_fromstringOnly include programs published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

deadline_beforestringOnly include opportunities closing on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

amount_minnumberMinimum funding amount to include when the source exposes one

amount_maxnumberMaximum funding amount to include when the source exposes one

open_onlybooleanWhen true, prefer currently open opportunities only

include_closedbooleanWhen true, keep closed or archived results when a source exposes them

limitnumberMaximum opportunities to return per page (1-20, default 10)

pagenumberPage number for pagination (default 1)

Example

Find AI and research-focused grant opportunities across all live sources

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "grants-finder",
  "skill": "search_opportunities",
  "input": {
    "query": "artificial intelligence research",
    "source": "all",
    "regions": [
      "US",
      "UK",
      "JP"
    ],
    "limit": 6
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Opportunity Details

Open one canonical grant record so you can inspect the normalized summary, eligibility, deadlines, funding text, related documents, and official source URL.

Returns: The normalized detail record for one grant opportunity with summary, eligibility, funding text, and source documents

Parameters

source *stringSource that owns the grant opportunity record

record_idstringRecord identifier returned by search_opportunities

opportunity_idstringOptional alias for record_id

opportunity_numberstringOptional alias for record_id when a source uses an opportunity number

idstringOptional alias for record_id when you already have a source-specific id

Example

Open a Grants.gov opportunity by numeric record id

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "grants-finder",
  "skill": "opportunity_details",
  "input": {
    "source": "grants_gov",
    "record_id": "361703"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Search Grant History

Search funded-project and research-grant history across official UKRI and EU CORDIS sources to find precedent awards, funder behavior, and recent program context.

Returns: Normalized funding-history records with organizations, funders, dates, amounts, and official source links

Parameters

querystringKeyword, topic, research theme, or program phrase to search history for

sourcestringHistory source to search: all, ukri_gtr, or cordis

regionsarrayMarket filter such as UK or EU to keep history searches geographically tight

organization_namestringLead organization, university, lab, or consortium name to match

funder_namestringFunder name to narrow the history search

funded_fromstringOnly include records starting on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

limitnumberMaximum grant-history records to return per page (1-20, default 10)

pagenumberPage number for pagination (default 1)

Example

Find UKRI and EU precedent funding for artificial intelligence

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "grants-finder",
  "skill": "search_grant_history",
  "input": {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "source": "all",
    "regions": [
      "UK",
      "EU"
    ],
    "limit": 6
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Match Applicant Profile

Rank live opportunities against an applicant profile using geography, applicant-type fit, keyword and sector relevance, funding need, deadline urgency, and preferred-funder signals.

Returns: Ranked live opportunities with fit scores, reasons, and breakdowns against an applicant profile

Parameters

sourcestringOpportunity source focus: all, grants_gov, find_a_grant, business_gov_au, or jgrants

querystringCore mission, research area, or funding theme for text relevance

regionsarrayTarget markets or countries such as US, UK, EU, AU, JP, APAC, or ASIA

target_locationsarraySpecific geographies or jurisdictions to prefer

applicant_typesarrayApplicant organization types to favor, such as nonprofit, university, startup, or SME

sector_keywordsarraySector or mission keywords to reinforce text matching

preferred_fundersarrayNamed funders, agencies, or departments to prefer when matching

funding_neednumberApproximate target funding amount to compare against award ranges

published_fromstringOnly include opportunities published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

deadline_beforestringOnly include opportunities closing on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

amount_minnumberMinimum award range to include when sources expose one

amount_maxnumberMaximum award range to include when sources expose one

open_onlybooleanWhen true, keep the ranking focused on open opportunities

limitnumberMaximum ranked opportunities to return per page (1-20, default 10)

pagenumberPage number for pagination (default 1)

Example

Match a university AI lab profile against all live funding sources

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "grants-finder",
  "skill": "match_applicant_profile",
  "input": {
    "source": "all",
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "regions": [
      "UK",
      "EU",
      "JP"
    ],
    "applicant_types": [
      "university",
      "research organisation"
    ],
    "sector_keywords": [
      "AI",
      "machine learning",
      "research"
    ],
    "funding_need": 500000,
    "limit": 6
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Watchlist Snapshot

Produce a compact monitoring digest of the most actionable live grant opportunities using urgency, deadline, funding amount, or freshness sorting.

Returns: A compact ranked digest of live grant opportunities for deadline-driven monitoring workflows

Parameters

sourcestringOpportunity source focus: all, grants_gov, find_a_grant, business_gov_au, or jgrants

querystringKeyword, sector, or funding theme to watch

regionsarrayTarget markets or regions such as US, UK, AU, JP, EU, APAC, or ASIA

target_locationsarraySpecific geographies or jurisdictions to prefer

applicant_typesarrayApplicant organization types to prefer

funder_namestringOptional funder filter to make the watchlist more specific

amount_minnumberMinimum award range to include when sources expose one

amount_maxnumberMaximum award range to include when sources expose one

deadline_beforestringOnly include opportunities closing on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

sort_bystringHow to rank the snapshot: urgency, deadline, amount, or published

limitnumberMaximum snapshot rows to return (1-20, default 10)

Example

Generate a cross-source AI funding watchlist sorted by urgency

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "grants-finder",
  "skill": "watchlist_snapshot",
  "input": {
    "source": "all",
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "sort_by": "urgency",
    "limit": 8
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Quick Start

MCP (Claude Code)

claude mcp add --transport stdio \
  --env TOOLROUTER_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
  toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

REST API

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"tool":"grants-finder","skill":"search_opportunities","input":{}}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call