NSF Awards MCP Server

MCP server for NSF awards and funding information with comprehensive search and detailed award data.

Usage Examples

Search & Discovery

"Awards for PI Dr. Jane Smith"
"Award #2138259 details"
"Computer science awards at MIT since 2020"
"Awards with 'quantum computing' keywords"

Analysis & Filtering

"Stanford awards over $500K"
"Largest materials science awards, 2020-2024"
"All Co-PIs on award #1947282"

Tools

search_nsf_awards

Search NSF awards by award number, PI, institution, or keywords.

Parameters: | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | id | string | Get specific award by number (e.g., "2138259") | | pi | string | Search by principal investigator name | | institution | string | Search by institution name | | query | string | Search keywords in titles and abstracts | | primary_only | boolean | Only return awards where institution is PRIMARY recipient (default: false) | | limit | number | Max results (default: 10, max: 100) |

Examples:

// Get specific award details
search_nsf_awards({ id: "2138259" })

// Find awards by PI
search_nsf_awards({ pi: "John Smith", limit: 10 })

// Find awards by institution
search_nsf_awards({ institution: "Stanford University", limit: 20 })

// Primary awards only (excludes collaborations)
search_nsf_awards({ institution: "Stanford University", primary_only: true })

// Search by keywords
search_nsf_awards({ query: "machine learning", limit: 10 })

Installation

npm install -g @access-mcp/nsf-awards

Configuration

The NSF Awards server runs in HTTP mode to enable inter-server communication with the Allocations server.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "access-nsf-awards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/nsf-awards"],
      "env": {
        "PORT": "3007"
      }
    }
  }
}

NSF Integration with Allocations

To enable NSF award cross-referencing in the Allocations server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "access-nsf-awards": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/nsf-awards"],
      "env": { "PORT": "3007" }
    },
    "access-allocations": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@access-mcp/allocations"],
      "env": { "ACCESS_MCP_SERVICES": "nsf-awards=http://localhost:3007" }
    }
  }
}

This enables:

• Institutional funding profiles (ACCESS + NSF)
• PI award history cross-referencing
• Funding vs. computational usage analysis