---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/grants-finder/use-cases/research-funded-projects/copilot
---
# How to Research Funded Projects with Copilot

Search grant history to see what projects have been funded in your topic area. Use `search_grant_history` to find past awards by topic, sector, and geography. Copilot is ideal when you want the funded-project data in a structured format for further analysis or reporting.

## Setup

{"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter in Copilot: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
2. Specify the topic area, sector, geography, and the output format you need.
3. Use `grants-finder` with `search_grant_history` to pull past awards in your area.
4. Ask Copilot to structure the results into a table or dataset with funder, recipient, amount, year, and topic fields.
5. Use the structured data for trend analysis, reporting, or application positioning.

## Example Prompt

```
Use grants-finder to search the grant history for AI-powered diagnostics projects funded in the UK and EU over the last 5 years. Return a structured JSON dataset with funder, recipient, amount, year, and topic fields so I can analyze trends in a spreadsheet.
```

## Tips

- Search broadly first to understand the landscape, then narrow by funder or sub-topic for deeper analysis.
- Ask Copilot to normalize award amounts to a single currency if you are comparing across countries.
