OpenGrant UK grants

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Search UK grant schemes and funders: deadlines, awards, eligibility and official guidance links.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "OpenGrant UK grants": {
      "url": "https://opengrant.co.uk/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (6)

• search_grants read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • 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)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_grant read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — string — OpenGrant grant id

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_funder read-only

  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).

  Parameters:

  • 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'

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• count_matching_grants read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • 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.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• list_example_grants read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • limit — integer — Maximum number of examples to return (default 3)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent yes · open-world yes

• get_example_grant read-only

  Read one showcase grant's full record by UUID. For any other grant use get_grant, which returns its public facts.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — string

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent yes · open-world yes

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