Search federal grant awards MCP tool
Searches GovTribe federal grant awards and returns award records with funding amounts, recipients, and program metadata.
- MCP tool name:
Search_Federal_Grant_Awards - Data type: Federal grant award data type
- Returns: Federal grant award MCP response
- Search modes: Keyword, Semantic
- Annotations: Read only, not destructive, idempotent, closed world
- Surfaces: GovTribe AI, GovTribe MCP
Examples
Use these examples as task-shaped tool calls. Examples may combine query, search_mode, filters, sorting, returned fields, resolver calls, and aggregations. When an example resolves a related record first, pass the returned govtribe_id into the target search.
Which federal grant awards mention facility modernization?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "facility modernization",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"description",
"awardee",
"updated_at"
]
}
}Which federal grant awards exactly mention "technical support services"?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "\"technical support services\"",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"description",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which federal grant awards are conceptually related to cybersecurity modernization?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "cybersecurity modernization, zero trust upgrades, network defense services",
"search_mode": "semantic",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which grant awards were made in the last 12 months?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"award_date_range": {
"from": "now-12M/d",
"to": "now/d"
},
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
],
"sort": {
"key": "awardDate",
"direction": "desc"
}
}
}Which grant awards may be approaching an end date in the next 12 months?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"ultimate_completion_date_range": {
"from": "now/d",
"to": "now+12M/d"
},
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
],
"sort": {
"key": "completionDate",
"direction": "asc"
}
}
}Which awards has my team not moved into pursuit work?
This example uses the authenticated GovTribe workspace context.
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"pursuing": false,
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which awards are project grants?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"assistance_types": [
"Project Grant"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which grant awards were made in the last 12 months using Award Date?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"award_date_range": {
"from": "now-12M/d",
"to": "now/d"
},
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
],
"sort": {
"key": "awardDate",
"direction": "desc"
}
}
}Which grant awards went to University of Alabama at Birmingham?
{
"tool": "Search_Vendors",
"arguments": {
"query": "Lockheed Martin",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"uei"
]
}
}{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"vendor_ids": [
"<lockheed_martin_govtribe_id>"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which grant awards have current award periods ending soon?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"ultimate_completion_date_range": {
"from": "now/d",
"to": "now+12M/d"
},
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
],
"sort": {
"key": "completionDate",
"direction": "asc"
}
}
}Which grant awards have at least $10 million obligated?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"dollars_obligated_range": {
"min": 10000000,
"max": null
},
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which awards are tied to Highway Planning and Construction?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Programs",
"arguments": {
"query": "Biomedical Research",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"cfda_number"
]
}
}{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"federal_grant_program_ids": [
"<biomedical_research_govtribe_id>"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which awards are funded by Federal Highway Administration?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Agencies",
"arguments": {
"query": "Department of the Army",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"acronym"
]
}
}{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"funding_federal_agency_ids": [
"<department_of_the_army_govtribe_id>"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which grant awards are performed in Utah?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"place_of_performance_ids": [
"Virginia"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which awards are already connected to pursuit work?
This example uses the authenticated GovTribe workspace context.
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"pursuing": true,
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which downstream recipient or sub-awardee is connected through reported sub-award activity?
{
"tool": "Search_Vendors",
"arguments": {
"query": "Lockheed Martin",
"search_mode": "keyword",
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"uei"
]
}
}{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"vendor_ids": [
"<lockheed_martin_govtribe_id>"
],
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
]
}
}Which grant awards have ultimate completion dates in the next 12 months?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"ultimate_completion_date_range": {
"from": "now/d",
"to": "now+12M/d"
},
"fields_to_return": [
"govtribe_id",
"name",
"govtribe_ai_summary",
"description",
"award_date"
],
"sort": {
"key": "completionDate",
"direction": "asc"
}
}
}Aggregation examples
Use aggregation examples when the answer needs rollups instead of individual rows. These examples use quoted keyword anchors in query so long-tail matches do not skew buckets; broaden the query only when the user asks for exploratory sizing, and pair broader queries with structured filters when possible. Set per_page to 0 when row results are not needed.
How large is the highway rail crossing safety grant market?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "\"highway rail crossing\" + safety",
"per_page": 0,
"aggregations": [
"dollars_obligated_stats"
],
"search_mode": "keyword"
}
}Which recipients and programs lead Highway Planning and Construction awards?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "\"Highway Planning and Construction\"",
"per_page": 0,
"aggregations": [
"top_awardees_by_dollars_obligated",
"top_federal_grant_programs_by_dollars_obligated"
],
"search_mode": "keyword"
}
}Which agencies drive agricultural resilience grant awards?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "\"agricultural resilience\" + \"food security\"",
"per_page": 0,
"aggregations": [
"top_funding_federal_agencies_by_dollars_obligated"
],
"search_mode": "keyword"
}
}Where are cultural resources research grants concentrated?
{
"tool": "Search_Federal_Grant_Awards",
"arguments": {
"query": "\"archaeological survey\" + \"cultural resources\"",
"per_page": 0,
"aggregations": [
"top_locations_by_dollars_obligated"
],
"search_mode": "keyword"
}
}Related articles
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