How to Monitor Upcoming Grant Deadlines with OpenClaw
Use OpenClaw and ToolRouter to track grant deadlines. Automate a recurring funding deadline calendar.
Tool
Search for active funding opportunities and combine them with your watchlist to maintain a live deadline calendar. Use `search_opportunities` to find new programs and `watchlist_snapshot` to pull your tracked items. OpenClaw is best when you want to automate deadline monitoring as a recurring job with a stable output schema.
Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw
1Install the CLI
npm install -g toolrouter-mcp2Call tools directly from OpenClaw
toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp toolsSteps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Grants Finder tool:
- Define the sectors, geographies, and output schema for your recurring deadline check.
- Use `grants-finder` with `search_opportunities` to find programs with upcoming deadlines.
- Run `watchlist_snapshot` to pull your currently tracked programs.
- Set up the job to run on a schedule and compare each run against the previous one to surface new or changed deadlines.
Example Prompt
Try this with OpenClaw using the Grants Finder tool
Use grants-finder to search for active education funding opportunities in the UK with deadlines in the next 90 days. Also pull my watchlist snapshot. Keep the output schema stable so I can diff against last week's run and spot new or changed deadlines.
Tips
- Run this regularly to catch new programs and deadline changes before they become urgent.
- Lock the output schema early so diffs between runs are meaningful and do not require manual cleanup.