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NIH RePORTER (Research Funding)

NIH RePORTER (Research Funding) MCP Connector for Claude

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Access the NIH RePORTER database to search for research projects, funding details, and associated publications.

2 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to the NIH RePORTER (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools) to explore the vast landscape of NIH-funded research. This server allows AI agents to query project metadata, funding amounts, principal investigators, and publication records directly from the official government database.

What you can do

  • Project Discovery — Search for NIH grants and projects using criteria like fiscal years, PI names, organization names, and project numbers.
  • Funding Analysis — Retrieve specific award amounts and filter research by agency (e.g., NIGMS, NIAID) or award ranges.
  • Publication Tracking — Find scientific publications linked to specific NIH applications or core project numbers using PubMed IDs.
  • COVID-19 Research — Filter projects specifically related to COVID-19 responses and supplemental funding.
  • Advanced Filtering — Use text searches, date ranges, and organizational matching to find precise research data.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. This is a public data service; no private API key is required for standard access, but you can configure your connection to start querying immediately.
  3. Start analyzing the NIH research portfolio from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

Who is this for?

  • Academic Researchers — quickly find related work, funding history for specific labs, or publication outputs of NIH grants.
  • Data Scientists — aggregate funding trends and research outputs for bibliometric or policy analysis.
  • Grant Writers & Administrators — research successful grant examples and funding patterns within specific institutions or fields.
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2 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

search_projects

Use this to find grants, funding amounts, PIs, and organizations. Search for NIH projects based on specified criteria

search_publications

Search for publications associated with NIH projects

See how to talk to your AI agent using NIH RePORTER (Research Funding).

Search for NIH projects led by 'Anthony Fauci' in fiscal year 2020.

I've found several projects for Anthony Fauci in 2020. Notable entries include research on 'Infectious Diseases' and 'Immune Regulation' with Application IDs like 9876543. Would you like the funding details for these?

Find all publications associated with core project number R01AI123456.

Searching publications for R01AI123456... I found 12 publications. Titles include 'Novel Mechanisms of Viral Entry' and 'T-cell Response in Chronic Infection'. Would you like the PubMed IDs for these?

List active NIH grants for 'Harvard University' with an award amount over $1,000,000.

I've retrieved active grants for Harvard University exceeding $1M. There are 15 projects matching this criteria, including large-scale genomic studies and clinical trial infrastructures. Should I list the PIs for these projects?

Use the `search_projects` tool and provide the university name in the `org_names` array. You can also refine the search by adding `fiscal_years` to see awards for a specific period.

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