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

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Package: @access-mcp/nsf-awardsVersion: v0.2.0 Main: dist/index.js