A comprehensive grants analysis MCP server for discovering and analyzing government funding opportunities
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# Grants MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for comprehensive government grants discovery and analysis, powered by the Simpler Grants API. ## Overview The Grants MCP Server is a Python-based MCP implementation using FastMCP that provides intelligent tools for discovering, analyzing, and tracking government grant opportunities. It offers multiple specialized tools for different aspects of grant research, from opportunity discovery to funding trend analysis and agency landscape mapping. ## Features ### 🔍 Core Capabilities - **Grant Opportunity Discovery**: Search and filter grants based on keywords, agencies, funding categories, and eligibility criteria - **Funding Trend Analysis**: Analyze historical funding patterns and identify emerging opportunities - **Agency Landscape Mapping**: Understand the grant ecosystem across different government agencies - **Intelligent Caching**: Built-in caching system to optimize API calls and improve response times - **Comprehensive Grant Details**: Access detailed information including funding amounts, deadlines, eligibility requirements, and contact information ### 🛠️ Technical Features - Built with FastMCP for robust MCP server implementation - Asynchronous Python architecture for high performance - **Dual Transport Support**: stdio (local) and HTTP (containerized) - **Docker Support**: Ready-to-deploy containerized version - Configurable caching with TTL and size limits - Retry logic and error handling for API resilience - Environment-based configuration management - Comprehensive test suite with unit, integration, and live tests ## Quick Start with Docker 🐳 ### Prerequisites - Docker and Docker Compose installed - Simpler Grants API key (see [Obtaining API Key](#obtaining-api-key)) ### 1. Clone the Repository ```bash git clone https://github.com/Tar-ive/grants-mcp.git cd grants-mcp ``` ### 2. Configure API Key **Important**: You must provide your own API key. Never commit API keys to version contro…
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