Search US grants + federal contracts (Grants.gov + SAM.gov) from any LLM.
Connect MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Search US grants + federal contracts (Grants.gov + SAM.gov) from any LLM. The mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.
GrantIQ MCP turns the messy world of US government funding into a clean, agent-ready API. Eight typed tools cover everything from broad keyword search and NAICS-coded contract discovery to deadline radar and historical award lookups. Responses are normalized across both data sources, returned as plain JSON, and cached for 24 hours so repeat queries don't burn rate limit on the upstream agencies.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
SAM_API_KEY — your SAM.gov keyGRANTIQ_ADMIN_TOKEN — long random stringGRANTIQ_DB_PATH — /data/grantiq.db if you mount a Volume (recommended so cache + keys survive deploys)Tier — PriceFree — $0Pro — $19 / monthPay-as-you-go — $0.02 / callsearch_grants — keyword, agency, amount_min, amount_max, status, limitget_grant_details — opportunity_idsearch_contracts — keyword, naics_code, agency, set_aside, limitget_contract_details — notice_idmatch_opportunities — org_description, org_type, focus_areasConfiguration is passed through the environment: GRANTIQ_ADMIN_TOKEN, SAM_API_KEY, GRANTIQ_DB_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.
This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP's toolset — SAM_API_KEY, GRANTIQ_ADMIN_TOKEN, GRANTIQ_DB_PATH and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by bch1212; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| SAM_API_KEY | your SAM.gov key |
| GRANTIQ_ADMIN_TOKEN | long random string |
| GRANTIQ_DB_PATH | /data/grantiq.db if you mount a Volume (recommended so cache + keys survive deploys) |
| Tier | Price |
| Free | $0 |
| Pro | **$19 / month** |
| Pay-as-you-go | **$0.02 / call** |
| search_grants | keyword, agency, amount_min, amount_max, status, limit |
| get_grant_details | opportunity_id |
| search_contracts | keyword, naics_code, agency, set_aside, limit |
| get_contract_details | notice_id |
| match_opportunities | org_description, org_type, focus_areas |
| get_agencies | type (grants / contracts / both) |
| get_deadlines | days_ahead |
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| GRANTIQ_ADMIN_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| SAM_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| GRANTIQ_DB_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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