Panda Public Funding Tools
# Panda Public Funding Tools
**US federal money and filings: grants, contracts, SBIR/STTR topics, SEC financials, clinical trials.**
Focused MCP server (5 tools) from the [Panda Federation](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-federation-tools) public-data toolkit. Prefer this over the 23-tool mega-server for better Tool Definition Quality Score (TDQS) / Glama coherence.
[](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-federation-tools)
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## Install / Use
Needs a free [Apify API token](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations) and [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/).
```bash
uvx --from panda-federation-tools panda-public-funding-tools
```
Same entry point from this repo:
```bash
uvx --from git+https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-public-funding-tools panda-public-funding-tools
```
Cursor / Claude / VS Code: command `uvx`, args `["--from", "panda-federation-tools", "panda-public-funding-tools"]`, env `APIFY_TOKEN`.
## Tools (5)
- `grants_finder`
- `federal_contract_finder`
- `sbir_sttr_topic_radar`
- `sec_financials_excel`
- `clinical_trial_leads`
Each tool runs one Apify Actor on your account. Empty runs are not charged per result; every call is capped by `run_max_charge_usd`. Full schemas and prices: [umbrella README](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-federation-tools#domain-tool-lists).
## Sibling domain servers
- [`panda-research-tools`](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-research-tools) — Scholarly integrity and papers: citation checks, literature and PubMed search, academic experts, PDF tables.
- [`panda-leads-tools`](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-leads-tools) — Public leads and enrichment: NPI providers, podcasts, local businesses, hiring signals, website enrichment, team pages, topic trends, trucking carriers.
- [`panda-web-security-tools`](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-web-security-tools) — Site, email and agent safety: SPF/DKIM/DMARC audits, AI/SEO readiness, website change monitoring, hidden AI instructions scanner.
Index / compatibility mega-server: [panda-federation-tools](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-federation-tools) (use only when you truly need every tool).
## TDQS standard
New tools join this domain only while the count stays in the 3–15 band. Descriptions follow the checklist in the umbrella repo. See [tdqs-standard](https://github.com/pandadad0214/panda-federation-tools) / project docs.
Built by Panda Federation. MIT licensed.
TDQS
Scored across 5 tools
Each tool targets a distinct data source and use case, and the descriptions explicitly cross-reference each other (grants vs. contracts vs. SBIR topics) to prevent misselection. The only friction is scope: sec_financials_excel and clinical_trial_leads sit outside the 'public funding' theme, so an agent may briefly question whether they belong, though they are not confusable with the funding tools.
All five names are snake_case, descriptive noun phrases that pair a domain with an output type (grants_finder, federal_contract_finder, sbir_sttr_topic_radar, sec_financials_excel, clinical_trial_leads). The pattern is consistent and readable, though the suffix varies (finder/radar/excel/leads) rather than following a single verb_noun convention.
Five tools is a lean but workable set for a research/intelligence server, with each tool covering a substantial data source rather than a narrow operation. It is slightly thin for a server branded around 'public funding,' since only three tools serve that theme.
The funding surface covers assistance grants, awarded contracts and SBIR/STTR topics, but the description itself acknowledges a notable gap: no SAM.gov open contract solicitations, so an agent cannot find contracts to bid on today. There is also no lookup/detail tool for a specific grant or award, and state/local/foundation funding is absent.