`sbir_search_awards`

Pack: sbir · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sbir/mcp

Search SBIR/STTR awards by keyword, agency (e.g., “DOD”, “NASA”), year, company, or state. Returns company name, award amount, agency, topic, abstract, year, and phase.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keyword`	string	yes	Search term to match against award titles, abstracts, and topics
`agency`	string	no	Filter by funding agency (e.g., “DOD”, “HHS”, “NASA”, “NSF”, “DOE”, “USDA”)
`year`	number	no	Filter by award year (e.g., 2024)
`company`	string	no	Filter by company name
`state`	string	no	Filter by 2-letter US state code (e.g., “CA”, “MA”)
`limit`	number	no	Number of results to return (default 20, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "keyword": "machine learning",
  "agency": "DOD",
  "year": 2024,
  "limit": 20
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sbir/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"sbir_search_awards","arguments":{"keyword":"machine learning","agency":"DOD","year":2024,"limit":20}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('sbir_search_awards', {
  "keyword": "machine learning",
  "agency": "DOD",
  "year": 2024,
  "limit": 20
});

More examples

{
  "keyword": "renewable energy",
  "state": "CA",
  "limit": 50
}

Response shape

Always returns: keyword, count, awards

Field	Type	Description
`keyword`	string	Search keyword used
`count`	number	Number of awards returned
`awards`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Search keyword used"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of awards returned"
    },
    "awards": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "company": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Company name"
          },
          "award_amount": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Award amount in dollars"
          },
          "agency": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Funding agency code"
          },
          "branch": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Agency branch or division"
          },
          "topic_code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Topic or program code"
          },
          "award_title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Title of the award"
          },
          "abstract": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Award abstract or summary"
          },
          "award_year": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Year award was made"
          },
          "phase": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Funding phase (Phase I, Phase II, etc.)"
          },
          "program": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "SBIR/STTR program type"
          },
          "award_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Unique award identifier"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "2-letter state code"
          },
          "city": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "City location"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "company",
          "agency",
          "award_title"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "keyword",
    "count",
    "awards"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sbir": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/sbir/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

sbir_search_awards