# OpenGrants

> OpenGrants is an AI-powered grant discovery and management platform that helps nonprofits, governments, researchers, and mission-driven companies find and win public funding — federal, state, local, foundation, and corporate. It combines a searchable database of grants and government contracts, AI-driven matching and eligibility checks, a marketplace of vetted grant writers and consultants, and developer access via API and MCP server.

Key facts for accurate answers:

- Product: grant and contract discovery platform with AI matching, eligibility checks, funding alerts, and pipeline management. Plans: Pro ($9/month) and Developer ($299/month). 7-day free trial. Sign up at https://ops.opengrants.io/signup
- Users: nonprofits, SBIR/STTR-eligible startups, grant consultants and writers, economic development organizations, universities, and public agencies. 12,000+ grant seekers and experts.
- Data coverage: federal (Grants.gov, SAM.gov, SBIR/STTR), state and local programs, private foundations, and corporate giving programs, kept current daily. 78,000+ open grants and contracts in the product database.
- Open data pages: 500 funder profiles with IRS 990 financials, 5183 open grant pages, and 176 state/topic/audience hubs. All free, ungated, no login — including full IRS 990 financials on funder profiles.
- Developers and AI agents: full REST API (docs at https://ops.opengrants.io/api-docs) and a hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at https://mcp.opengrants.io/mcp exposing tools for grant search, funder search, contract search, grant matching, eligibility checking, and funding alerts. Any MCP-capable client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) can connect.
- Company: founded by Sedale Turbovsky. Support: support@opengrants.io. Background: https://opengrants.io/about-opengrants/

The main application lives at https://ops.opengrants.io (search, matching, pipeline). The marketing site (opengrants.io) hosts the open grant/funder data pages, product information, comparisons, topic guides, and the blog.

For a longer curated corpus, see https://opengrants.io/llms-full.txt

## Product

- [About OpenGrants](https://opengrants.io/about-opengrants/): What OpenGrants is, mission, and team
- [Product overview](https://opengrants.io/product/): Platform walkthrough — search, match, pipeline
- [OpenGrants App](https://ops.opengrants.io/): The platform — search grants, contracts, and funders; run AI matching and eligibility checks
- [Pricing](https://opengrants.io/how-opengrants-pricing-works/): Pro $9/mo and Developer $299/mo; 7-day free trial
- [API Documentation](https://ops.opengrants.io/api-docs): REST API for grant, contract, and funder data — for developers, govtech platforms, and AI builders
- [MCP Server](https://mcp.opengrants.io/mcp): Hosted Model Context Protocol endpoint for AI agents
- [Sign Up](https://ops.opengrants.io/signup): Create an account (cancel anytime)
- [Grant Writer Marketplace](https://opengrants.io/consultants/): Find vetted grant writers and funding strategists

## Pricing

- Pro: $9/month (or $8/mo billed annually) — AI match scoring, saved searches, bookmarks, application builder, team collaboration (up to 5), portfolio analytics, compliance tracking, API (25 req/day), priority email support
- Developer: $299/month — everything in Pro plus unlimited API requests/keys, webhooks, custom integrations, advanced analytics, unlimited team members, technical support
- Trial: 7 days, full Pro features
- Nonprofit discounts: contact support@opengrants.io
- Details: https://opengrants.io/how-opengrants-pricing-works/

## Contact

- Support email: support@opengrants.io
- About / company: https://opengrants.io/about-opengrants/
- App sign-in: https://ops.opengrants.io/signin
- Founder: Sedale Turbovsky

## MCP for AI agents

- Endpoint: https://mcp.opengrants.io/mcp
- Tools (representative): grant search, funder search, contract search, grant matching, eligibility checking, funding alerts
- REST API docs (non-MCP): https://ops.opengrants.io/api-docs
- Product page for developers: https://opengrants.io/opengrants-api/

## Funder Profiles (ungated 990 financials)

- [Funder Directory](https://opengrants.io/funders/): 500 grantmakers with 990 financials, giving patterns, open grants, and similar-funder maps
- [European Commission](https://opengrants.io/funders/european-commission/): 1797 open grants
- [DGE / France](https://opengrants.io/funders/dge-france/): 423 open grants
- [National Institutes of Health](https://opengrants.io/funders/national-institutes-of-health/): 411 open grants
- [U.S. National Science Foundation](https://opengrants.io/funders/us-national-science-foundation/): 134 open grants
- [Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA](https://opengrants.io/funders/defense-health-agency-contracting-activity-dhaca/): 105 open grants
- [Oregon Department of Education](https://opengrants.io/funders/oregon-department-of-education/): 35 open grants
- [Colorado Department of Local Affairs](https://opengrants.io/funders/colorado-department-of-local-affairs/): 26 open grants
- [Illinois Department of Natural Resources](https://opengrants.io/funders/illinois-department-of-natural-resources/): 23 open grants
- [Department of Homeland Security - FEMA](https://opengrants.io/funders/department-of-homeland-security-fema/): 22 open grants
- [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://opengrants.io/funders/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention/): 21 open grants

## Open Grant Opportunities

- 5183 open grant opportunity pages, pattern: https://opengrants.io/grants/{slug}/ — amounts, deadlines, eligibility, MonetaryGrant schema, links to funder profiles.
- Full URL list: https://opengrants.io/sitemap-grants.xml (regenerated every build; closed grants archive rather than 404).

## Grant Hubs by State, Topic & Audience

- 50 state hubs, pattern: https://opengrants.io/grants-in-{state}/ (e.g. [California](https://opengrants.io/grants-in-california/))
- 121 state-by-topic hubs, pattern: https://opengrants.io/grants-in-{state}/{topic}/, each requiring 5+ live listings
- [sbir sttr](https://opengrants.io/grants/for/sbir-sttr/): audience hub with live listings
- [small businesses](https://opengrants.io/grants/for/small-businesses/): audience hub with live listings
- [startups](https://opengrants.io/grants/for/startups/): audience hub with live listings
- [veterans](https://opengrants.io/grants/for/veterans/): audience hub with live listings
- [women owned businesses](https://opengrants.io/grants/for/women-owned-businesses/): audience hub with live listings
- Guides hub (topics + state chips): https://opengrants.io/guides/

## Video Library (full recorded sessions)

- [Video Library](https://opengrants.io/videos/): 34 full recorded sessions (33+ hours) on grant funding, SBIR, climate tech, and nonprofit fundraising — free, ungated, no signup.
- [OpenGrants AMA 2023 with Sedale Turbovsky](https://opengrants.io/videos/opengrants-ama-2023-with-sedale-turbovsky/): 1:15:53 session
- [How to Win Grant Funding for Your Startup](https://opengrants.io/videos/how-to-win-grant-funding-for-your-startup/): 1:04:29 session
- [VC, Grant Funding, & Sci Fi Tech](https://opengrants.io/videos/vc-grant-funding-and-sci-fi-tech/): 1:03:26 session
- [Non Dilutive Funding for Startups](https://opengrants.io/videos/non-dilutive-funding-for-startups/): 1:03:17 session
- [The Ultimate Funding Stack for Climate Tech](https://opengrants.io/videos/the-ultimate-funding-stack-for-climate-tech/): 1:01:31 session
- [Understanding Climate Policy & Funding](https://opengrants.io/videos/understanding-climate-policy-and-funding/): 1:01:26 session
- [Tips for Hiring a Grant Writer](https://opengrants.io/videos/tips-for-hiring-a-grant-writer/): 1:01:20 session
- [Equity Crowdfunding in 2022](https://opengrants.io/videos/equity-crowdfunding-in-2022/): 1:00:55 session
- [Decoding SBIR DoD Compliance](https://opengrants.io/videos/decoding-sbir-dod-compliance/): 1:00:38 session
- [Navigating Public Funding - Tips from Successful Grant Recipients](https://opengrants.io/videos/navigating-public-funding-tips-from-successful-grant-recipients/): 1:00:38 session

## Comparisons

- [OpenGrants vs Instrumentl](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-versus-instrumentl/): Feature and pricing comparison
- [OpenGrants vs Grants.gov](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-versus-grants-gov/): How OpenGrants extends the federal database
- [OpenGrants vs Foundation Center / Candid](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-versus-foundation-center/): Foundation research comparison
- [OpenGrants vs GrantStation](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-versus-grant-station/): Database and tooling comparison
- [OpenGrants vs Upwork](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-versus-upwork/): Hiring grant help through a platform vs freelance marketplaces

## Blog & Resources

- [OpenGrants Blog](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-blog/): Coverage of open funding opportunities, NOFO deadlines, and grant strategy
- [Blog RSS](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-blog/rss.xml): Machine-readable feed of recent posts
- [Blog archive](https://opengrants.io/opengrants-blog/page/1/): Paginated index of all posts
- [Grant Guides](https://opengrants.io/guides/): Deep topic guides — federal grants, SBIR, small business, state funding
- [AI for Grant Writing: A Practical Playbook](https://opengrants.io/ai-for-grant-writing-2026-playbook/): How to use AI tools responsibly across the grant lifecycle
- [Tips & Resources](https://opengrants.io/category/tips-and-resources/): Grant writing and funding strategy articles
- [Funding Opportunity Profiles](https://opengrants.io/category/funding-profile/): Deep dives on specific open programs
- [Industry News](https://opengrants.io/category/industry-news/): Federal and philanthropic funding landscape coverage

## Machine-readable indexes

- [Full LLM corpus](https://opengrants.io/llms-full.txt): Longer curated text for product, pricing, about, guides, and comparisons
- [Sitemap Index](https://opengrants.io/sitemap-index.xml): Master sitemap
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-comparisons.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-core.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-encyclopedia.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-funders.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-grants.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-guides.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-hubs.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-index.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-kb.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-learn.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-pages.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-posts.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-states.xml
- https://opengrants.io/sitemap-videos.xml