UK Funding API — Grant & Opportunity Score
UK SMEs leave billions in grants unclaimed annually because they don't know they exist. Existing grant databases like GrantFinder charge £500+/year and are web-only. The Funding Intelligence endpoint makes grant discovery an API call — searching 360Giving's database of published grants, UKRI's research funding programmes, and Contracts Finder's government procurement pipeline simultaneously. Enter a sector, topic, or keyword, and get back matching opportunities with a proprietary Funding Opportunity Score.
What You Get
- •Funding Opportunity Score (0-100): proprietary composite of grant availability, funding value, funder diversity, research activity, and procurement opportunities
- •Matching grants: grants from the 360Giving database with funder, recipient, amount, and award date
- •Research funding: UKRI-funded research projects with funder, status, and value
- •Government contracts: matching opportunities from Contracts Finder with buyer and value
- •Summary statistics: total grants, total value, funder diversity count
Data Sources
360Giving GrantNav
The UK's largest open grants database. Published by 200+ funders using the 360Giving Data Standard, covering billions in grant funding across all sectors.
UKRI Gateway to Research
UK Research and Innovation's database of funded research projects across all seven research councils (EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC, NERC, AHRC, ESRC, STFC) plus Innovate UK.
Contracts Finder
All UK government contracts above £10,000. Shows procurement opportunities, awarded contracts, and buyer details.
Scoring Algorithm
Funding Opportunity Score
Weighted composite: grant opportunity count (25%), total funding value (20%), funder diversity (15%), research project count (20%), procurement opportunities (20%). Higher scores indicate a richer funding landscape for the queried topic.
Use Cases
SME Grant Discovery
Small businesses search for available grants by sector. The endpoint replaces £500+/year grant database subscriptions with a per-query API call that returns matching opportunities instantly.
Research Funding Landscape
Academics and research managers explore which topics attract UKRI funding. The research project data reveals active funding themes, typical grant values, and which research councils fund what.
Business Advisory
Accountants and business advisors identify funding opportunities for their clients. Batch queries across client sectors build a comprehensive funding landscape for advisory reports.
Procurement Pipeline
Companies targeting government contracts monitor opportunities by sector. The contracts data from Contracts Finder complements the grant data for a complete public funding picture.
Example
Request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://www.ukdatapi.com/api/v1/funding/clean%20energy?depth=standard"
Response
{
"data": {
"query": "clean energy",
"funding_score": {
"score": 74,
"rating": "STRONG",
"signals": [
{ "factor": "grant_opportunities", "contribution": 18, "weight": 0.25, "detail": "10 matching grants found" },
{ "factor": "research_funding", "contribution": 18, "weight": 0.20, "detail": "24554 UKRI-funded research projects in this area" }
],
"recommendation": "Strong funding opportunities exist."
},
"grants": { "total": 10, "total_value": 1250000, "funder_count": 4 },
"research": { "total_projects": 24554 },
"contracts": { "total": 15 }
}
}Pricing
| Depth | Credits |
|---|---|
| Summary | 4 |
| Standard | 10 |
| Full | 20 |
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