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Search NSF awards and grants with free public API, no auth required
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Could you give me a cURL command to fetch the full record for NSF award number 2345678 in JSON format? I need the output to include the project title, PI name, awardee institution, start and expiration dates, funding amount, and abstract.
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| Uses the path parameter endpoint URL format https://api.nsf.gov/services/v1/awards/2345678.json rather than querying awards.json with an id parameter. | Missed | Passed |
| Includes printFields in the cURL request to specify returned properties. | Passed | Passed |
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Award Search API provides free, unauthenticated access to a comprehensive database of NSF-funded awards spanning decades of federally funded research in the United States. This API is invaluable for researchers seeking to understand funding trends, identify potential collaborators, or find precedent awards in their field.
The API covers all NSF directorates including Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Biological Sciences (BIO), Engineering (ENG), Geosciences (GEO), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and Education and Human Resources (EHR). Each award record includes principal investigator information, award amounts, abstracts, and institutional details.
No API key or authentication is needed. The service returns JSON or XML and supports a wide range of query parameters for precise filtering.
No authentication is required. The NSF Award Search API is completely open and free to use.
# No API key needed -- just make the request
curl "https://api.nsf.gov/services/v1/awards.json?keyword=quantum+computing"
GET https://api.nsf.gov/services/v1/awards.json?{params}
Key Parameters:
keyword: Full-text search across award title and abstractpiFirstName, piLastName: Filter by principal investigator nameawardeeCity, awardeeStateCode: Filter by institution locationstartDateStart, startDateEnd: Date range (format: MM/DD/YYYY)fundProgramName: NSF program nameawardeeName: Institution nameoffset: Pagination offset (default 1)printFields: Comma-separated list of fields to returnExample: Search for machine learning awards at MIT:
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