Search UK grant schemes and funders: deadlines, awards, eligibility and official guidance links.
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Count open, rolling and forthcoming UK grant schemes matching optional filters, with the same rules as search_grants. Returns a number and a link to the matching search on the website. Use search_grants to see the schemes themselves.
Keywords, e.g. a funder or programme name or a topic such as 'community energy'. Optional.
Cause area. Optional.
UK nation or English region the applicant is in. Optional.
Type of applicant. Optional.
Only schemes whose next deadline is on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD, UK date). Schemes without a deadline are then left out.
Count open, rolling and forthcoming UK grant schemes matching optional filters, with the same rules as search_grants. Returns a number and a link to the matching search on the website. Use search_grants to see the schemes themselves.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | string | Keywords, e.g. a funder or programme name or a topic such as 'community energy'. Optional. |
| theme | string | Cause area. Optional. |
| region | string | UK nation or English region the applicant is in. Optional. |
| organisation | string | Type of applicant. Optional. |
| closes_before | string | Only schemes whose next deadline is on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD, UK date). Schemes without a deadline are then left out. |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Keywords, e.g. a funder or programme name or a topic such as 'community energy'. Optional."
},
"theme": {
"enum": [
"education",
"health",
"disability",
"poverty",
"overseas-aid",
"housing",
"faith",
"arts-culture-heritage-science",
"sport",
"animals",
"environment",
"community-development",
"armed-forces",
"equality",
"recreation"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Cause area. Optional."
},
"region": {
"enum": [
"england",
"scotland",
"wales",
"northern-ireland",
"north-east",
"north-west",
"yorkshire",
"east-midlands",
"west-midlands",
"east-of-england",
"london",
"south-east",
"south-west"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "UK nation or English region the applicant is in. Optional."
},
"organisation": {
"enum": [
"charities",
"businesses",
"schools",
"universities",
"local-authorities",
"public-bodies",
"large-companies",
"individuals"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of applicant. Optional."
},
"closes_before": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Only schemes whose next deadline is on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD, UK date). Schemes without a deadline are then left out."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Read one showcase grant's full record by UUID. For any other grant use get_grant, which returns its public facts.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Read a UK funder's public profile: type, charity or company number, website, register description and income, published 360Giving totals, its open, rolling and forthcoming schemes and its recently closed ones, each with its URL. Look a funder up by OpenGrant slug (from a funderUrl), UK charity number, or name (returns the closest matches if there is more than one).
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Funder name or part of it, e.g. 'Gannochy' |
| slug | string | Slug from https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/{slug} |
| charity_number | string | Registered charity number (England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland), e.g. '1160879' or 'SC003133' |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Funder name or part of it, e.g. 'Gannochy'"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Slug from https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/{slug}"
},
"charity_number": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Registered charity number (England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland), e.g. '1160879' or 'SC003133'"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Read the public facts for one grant scheme by its OpenGrant id (the UUID in https://opengrant.co.uk/opportunities/{id}). Works for open, forthcoming and recently closed schemes; a scheme whose deadline has passed is reported as closed.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* | string | OpenGrant grant id |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "OpenGrant grant id"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}List up to three showcase grants whose full record (summary, criteria and contacts) is public. These are fixed examples, not search results; use search_grants to find schemes.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Maximum number of examples to return (default 3) |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 3,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Maximum number of examples to return (default 3)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}Search open, rolling and forthcoming UK grant schemes (deadline not yet passed) and return their public facts, soonest deadline first: funder, status, deadline, award range, where it applies, who can apply, the official guidance link and OpenGrant's canonical URL. Results are sorted soonest deadline first. Use closes_before for 'closing this month' questions. These are the same free facts listed in https://opengrant.co.uk/llms-full.txt; detailed criteria and application steps are on the funder's own guidance page (officialGuidanceUrl). Always tell users to confirm deadlines and eligibility there before applying. Set include_recently_closed to also find schemes that closed in the last 90 days (e.g. to answer 'what was the deadline for X'). `deadline` is a UK date (YYYY-MM-DD) when the source gave no time, otherwise an ISO instant; `deadlineUk` is the same in words. Page through results with offset; `total` is the full count.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| q | string | Keywords, e.g. a funder or programme name or a topic such as 'community energy'. Optional. |
| limit | integer | Maximum results to return (default 10). `total` reports how many match. |
| theme | string | Cause area. Optional. |
| offset | integer | Skip this many results, for paging (default 0) |
| region | string | UK nation or English region the applicant is in. Optional. |
| organisation |
| string |
| Type of applicant. Optional. |
| closes_before | string | Only schemes whose next deadline is on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD, UK date). Schemes without a deadline are then left out. |
| include_recently_closed | boolean | Also return schemes that closed in the last 90 days (default false) |
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Keywords, e.g. a funder or programme name or a topic such as 'community energy'. Optional."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 25,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Maximum results to return (default 10). `total` reports how many match."
},
"theme": {
"enum": [
"education",
"health",
"disability",
"poverty",
"overseas-aid",
"housing",
"faith",
"arts-culture-heritage-science",
"sport",
"animals",
"environment",
"community-development",
"armed-forces",
"equality",
"recreation"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Cause area. Optional."
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 2000,
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Skip this many results, for paging (default 0)"
},
"region": {
"enum": [
"england",
"scotland",
"wales",
"northern-ireland",
"north-east",
"north-west",
"yorkshire",
"east-midlands",
"west-midlands",
"east-of-england",
"london",
"south-east",
"south-west"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "UK nation or English region the applicant is in. Optional."
},
"organisation": {
"enum": [
"charities",
"businesses",
"schools",
"universities",
"local-authorities",
"public-bodies",
"large-companies",
"individuals"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Type of applicant. Optional."
},
"closes_before": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Only schemes whose next deadline is on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD, UK date). Schemes without a deadline are then left out."
},
"include_recently_closed": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Also return schemes that closed in the last 90 days (default false)"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}