# nih-grants-mcp

> nih-grants-mcp — red-cars-io-nih-grants-mcp. Use this tool when you need to analyze NIH grants and funding trends, or search for specific grants and institutional data. It solves problems related to research funding, institutional research performance, and grant discovery by providing access to NIH RePORTER data through an API interface. This tool is ideal for AI agents requiring structured data on grants, funding, and institutional research output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/red-cars-io-nih-grants-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/red-cars-io-nih-grants-mcp

## Description

NIH RePORTER API MCP server for AI agents — search grants, funding trends, and institutional analysis

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.85
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/red-cars-io/nih-grants-mcp)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "red-cars-io-nih-grants-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/red-cars-io-nih-grants-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/red-cars-io-nih-grants-mcp/pull`

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