Search Federal Grant Programs

Search_Federal_Grant_Programs searches GovTribe's federal grant program dataset and returns ALN/CFDA-style program records with program identity, descriptive content, and sponsoring federal agency context.

When To Use

• "Find grant programs by CFDA/ALN number, exact program name, or GovTribe ID."

• "Discover federal grant programs related to a mission topic or capability area."

• "List programs for one or more specific federal agencies."

• "Get top agencies by number of matching grant programs."

• "Return rollups only (per_page: 0) or rollups plus sample rows (per_page > 0)."

Required Reading

1. Search_Query_Guide: Required before setting free-text query strings when search_mode is used.

2. Search_Mode_Guide: Required before choosing keyword vs semantic retrieval.

Input Contract

• query: Free-text query string. See Required Reading: Search_Query_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• page: 1-based page index.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 1

• per_page: Rows per page.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 10

• search_mode: Query interpretation mode. See Required Reading: Search_Mode_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: keyword

  • options: keyword, semantic

• federal_agency_ids: Filter by federal agencies. Use GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• federal_agency_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Federal Agency GovTribe IDs.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• similar_filter: Find similar to the provided govtribe_type + govtribe_id.

  • type: null|object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { govtribe_type: string, govtribe_id: string }

• federal_grant_program_ids: Include or exclude results by GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• federal_grant_program_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for GovTribe IDs.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• aggregations: Aggregation keys to compute.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: top_federal_agencies_by_doc_count

• sort: Sort configuration.

  • type: object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { key?: null|string, direction?: null|string }

  • options: key: postedDate, _score; direction: asc, desc

• fields_to_return: Optional field list for row payloads. If omitted and per_page > 0, rows default to govtribe_id. For per_page: 0 aggregation/meta calls, this field may be omitted. Specify fields_to_return whenever the user asks for fields beyond govtribe_id, and prefer omitting it in pure aggregation workflows.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: govtribe_id, govtribe_ai_summary, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name, cfda_number, description, updated_at, federal_agency, federal_grant_awards, federal_grant_opportunities

Output Contract

• Top-level keys:

  • data: Array of result rows when per_page > 0.

  • current_page, from, to, last_page, per_page: pagination fields returned with row data.

  • total: Total matched row count for current query filters.

  • path: GovTribe search URL for this result set.

  • contains: Dataset label for the returned result set.

  • search_results_id, search_results_id_can_generate_saved_search, view_search_results_url: search-session metadata.

  • aggregations: Aggregation payload keyed by requested aggregation names when requested.

• Row keys:

  • govtribe_id

  • govtribe_ai_summary

  • govtribe_type

  • govtribe_url

  • name

  • cfda_number

  • description

  • updated_at

  • federal_agency

  • federal_grant_awards

  • federal_grant_opportunities

• Relationship retrieval map:

  • federal_agency

    • resource_type: federal_agency

    • tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

    • filter: federal_agency_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

  • federal_grant_awards

    • resource_type: federal_grant_award

    • tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Awards

    • filter: federal_grant_award_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

  • federal_grant_opportunities

    • resource_type: federal_grant_opportunity

    • tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Opportunities

    • filter: federal_grant_opportunity_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

Usage Patterns

Pattern A: Exact program lookup by CFDA/ALN-style identifier. Tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Programs

{
  "query": "\"12.300\"",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "per_page": 5,
  "page": 1
}

Pattern B: Semantic discovery of programs for a mission topic. Tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Programs

{
  "query": "coastal resilience and climate adaptation community grants",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "per_page": 10,
  "page": 1
}

Pattern C: Programs for a resolved agency ID (use Search_Federal_Agencies first if only a name is known). Tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Programs

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "federal_agency_ids": [
    "7500|7529-A"
  ],
  "federal_agency_ids_operator": "in",
  "per_page": 10,
  "page": 1
}

Pattern D: Aggregation-only agency leaderboard for matching programs. Tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Programs

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "aggregations": [
    "top_federal_agencies_by_doc_count"
  ],
  "per_page": 0
}

Pattern E: Combined rows + aggregation output in one call. Tool: Search_Federal_Grant_Programs

{
  "query": "behavioral health workforce training",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "aggregations": [
    "top_federal_agencies_by_doc_count"
  ],
  "per_page": 5,
  "page": 1
}