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Small Business Funding Finder

by modernmustardseed.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.modernmustardseed

Searches live federal grant listings on Grants.gov and reads full opportunity details.

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4 tools: 1 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http funding-finder https://mcp.modernmustardseed.com/funding-finder

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • eligibility_explainerDecode Grants.gov applicant eligibility codes (such as 23, 12 or 99) in plain words: the official label, what it means, who counts, what to watch out for, and the source for each, …No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Decode Grants.gov applicant eligibility codes (such as 23, 12 or 99) in plain words: the official label, what it means, who counts, what to watch out for, and the source for each, with an as-of date. Give codes, applicant types (such as small_business), or nothing for the full table of 17 codes. Static reference with no network access. Informational, not legal advice.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Explain eligibility codes
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_grantGet one Grants.gov listing in full by opportunity id (the digits at the end of a listing URL) or opportunity number.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_grant" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get one Grants.gov listing in full by opportunity id (the digits at the end of a listing URL) or opportunity number. Returns status, agency, posted and close dates (or forecast dates), award ceiling and floor, total program funding, expected number of awards, cost sharing, every eligible applicant type in plain words, the additional eligibility text, award instruments, categories, Assistance Listings, the agency contact, the description (about 1,500 characters, or 6,000 with detail "full"), document folders and the official URL. Cached for 60 minutes.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a grant listing
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • grants_closing_soonList posted Grants.gov opportunities whose application deadline falls within the next 1 to 120 days (default 30), soonest first, with days left counted in Eastern Time.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List posted Grants.gov opportunities whose application deadline falls within the next 1 to 120 days (default 30), soonest first, with days left counted in Eastern Time. Takes the same keyword, applicant type, category, instrument, agency and Assistance Listing filters as search_grants. Listings with no close date or a placeholder close date are left out.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Grants closing soon
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true
  • search_grantsSearch live federal funding opportunities on Grants.gov.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_grants" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search live federal funding opportunities on Grants.gov. Results come from Grants.gov, and users must confirm every detail on the official listing before applying; each result carries its listing link. Filter by keyword, applicant type (small businesses, 501(c)(3) and other nonprofits, tribes, local governments, individuals and more), category, award instrument, agency, Assistance Listing number, status (posted by default, or forecasted) and close date range. Returns the total matches and each listing with id, number, title, agency, posted and close dates, days left and URL. Sort by relevance (default with a keyword), closing_soonest (default without one) or newest. Results are cached for 10 minutes.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search federal grants
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http funding-finder https://mcp.modernmustardseed.com/funding-finder

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__funding-finder__search_grants",
      "mcp__funding-finder__get_grant",
      "mcp__funding-finder__grants_closing_soon"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__funding-finder__eligibility_explainer"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as funding-finder. Review it before you use it.