Background
What is MCP?
The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external data sources and tools. Instead of copying and pasting grant information into your chat, MCP lets your AI assistant query Granted directly — searching grants, pulling funder profiles, and checking deadlines in real time as part of your conversation.
Setup
Connect in under a minute
Add this to your Claude Desktop config file (claude_desktop_config.json) and restart. No API key, no account, no setup beyond this.
Add the config
{
"mcpServers": {
"granted": {
"type": "url",
"url": "https://grantedai.com/api/mcp/mcp"
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop
After restarting, you should see Granted listed as an available MCP server. Claude can now search grants, look up funders, and check deadlines directly in your conversation.
Start asking questions
Try something like: “Find NIH grants for neuroscience research closing in the next 60 days.” Claude will use the Granted tools to search and return results.
Capabilities
7 tools, zero configuration
Every tool uses the same AI-powered discovery pipeline that runs on grantedai.com — including live web search, 15-feature scoring, and access to 133K foundation profiles.
search_grants
Search grants by keyword, topic, funder, or eligibility
search_ai_grants
Search AI-specific grants by vertical, state, or funder
get_grant
Get full details for any grant by slug
search_upcoming_deadlines
Find grants closing within N days
search_funders
Search 133K+ foundations by name, state, or giving
get_funder
Full foundation profile with financials and recent grants
get_past_winners
Federal grant recipients and competitive intel
Also available: 4 resources
granted://coverage/statesUS states with active grant coveragegranted://coverage/sourcesSource providers with countsgranted://taxonomy/categoriesGrant category taxonomygranted://taxonomy/org-typesOrganization type taxonomyTry It
Ask your AI assistant anything about grants
Once connected, just ask in natural language. Your assistant picks the right Granted tools automatically.
“Find NIH grants for neuroscience research with deadlines in the next 60 days”
“Which foundations in California give more than $1M annually to environmental causes?”
“Show me USDA grants that a small nonprofit in rural Appalachia would be eligible for”
“Who won NSF CAREER awards in computer science last year, and how much did they receive?”
“Search for grants related to maternal health disparities in underserved communities”
Free, no auth required
The MCP server is unauthenticated and free to use. All 7 tools are read-only. No API key, no account creation, no credit card. Just add the config and start searching.