Federal awards

Federal Grants

Name: Federal Grants
Creator: KeyVex

Returns federal GRANTS and cooperative agreements from USAspending. Distinct universe from get_federal_contracts — recipients here are universities, non-profits, state and local agencies, research labs, healthcare institutions, public-private partnerships.

EndpointGET /v1/federal-grants

SourceUSAspending

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What it returns

One record per result. Fields (from a live response):

Identity — recipient_name, place_of_performance_state
Subject — recipient_uei, recipient_id, description
Dates — start_date, end_date, last_modified_date
Amounts — award_amount, total_outlays
Provenance — award_url, source_url, data_source
Details — id, award_id, award_type, awarding_agency, awarding_subagency, cfda_number, def_codes

Filters

recipient_name	Case-insensitive substring on recipient_name (e.g., 'Stanford', 'Mayo Clinic'). Substring filter; client-side.
recipient_uei	Exact federal UEI (Unique Entity ID) — most precise.
awarding_agency	Exact awarding-agency name (e.g., 'National Science Foundation', 'Department of Energy').
cfda_number	Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program number (e.g., '93.847' = NIH R01 research grants, '20.939' = highway safety improvement). Filter to…
min_amount	Inclusive lower bound on award_amount in dollars.
since	Inclusive lower bound on last_modified_date (YYYY-MM-DD).
until	Inclusive upper bound on last_modified_date (YYYY-MM-DD).
sort_by	Sort key. Default: last_modified_date.
sort_order	Default: desc.
limit	Max records. Default 50, max 500.

Example request

curl "https://api.keyvex.com/v1/federal-grants?limit=1" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "ASST_NON_693JJ32640568_069",
      "award_id": "693JJ32640568",
      "recipient_name": "PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY GOVERNMENT",
      "recipient_uei": "RTSBSRZCEKL1",
      "recipient_id": "18898a52-0d6e-d890-e139-a037ff805057-C",
      "award_amount": 512000,
      "total_outlays": 0,
      "description": "THE PROJECT CONTAINED HEREIN PROVIDES SS4A GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT OR ENHANCE AN ACTION PLAN AND/OR CONDUCT SUPPLEMENTAL PLANNING AND/OR DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF AN ACTION PLAN. IT IS PRESENTED TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA FOR THE PROJECT 'PROTECTING VULNERABLE ROAD USERS THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION'",
      "award_type": "PROJECT GRANT (B)",
      "awarding_agency": "Department of Transportation",
      "awarding_subagency": "Federal Highway Administration",
      "cfda_number": "20.939",
      "def_codes": [],
      "start_date": "2026-06-22",
      "end_date": "2029-12-31",
      "last_modified_date": "2026-06-22T20:38:45",
      "place_of_performance_state": "VA",
      "award_url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_693JJ32640568_069/",
      "source_url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_693JJ32640568_069/",
      "data_source": "USASPENDING"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "has_more": true
}

Example questions you can answer

Federal grants to a recipient or by program.
Largest assistance awards in a period.

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