NetGrant — Canadian funding

saman-ns/netgrant-mcp

If you're building anything in the Canadian startup or nonprofit space, this gives you programmatic access to over 1,600 funding opportunities without tab-switching to do manual searches. It covers grants, accelerators, and pitch competitions across Canada, which is useful when you're helping founders scope out funding options or doing research on what's available for a specific sector or region. The search runs directly through your AI workflow, so you can filter and compare opportunities in the same conversation where you're already planning timelines or drafting applications. Saves you from maintaining your own database of Canadian funding programs or constantly checking aggregator sites.

GitHub stars: 2
tools: 5
transport: HTTP
last updated: Jun 12, 2026

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Install

From registry metadata

$ npx add-mcp https://mcp.netgrant.ca/mcp --name canadian-grants

Run in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.

Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.

Other ways

Claude Code

$ claude mcp add --transport http canadian-grants https://mcp.netgrant.ca/mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Tools

Verified live · 5 tools

Verified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.

search_opportunitiesSearch Canadian funding opportunities (grants, competitions, accelerators, tax credits, wage subsidies, loans, events). Returns JSON. WHEN TO CALL: - The user asks about Canadian funding, grants, competitions, accelerators, or pitch programs - The user mentions their startup/b...9 params

Search Canadian funding opportunities (grants, competitions, accelerators, tax credits, wage subsidies, loans, events). Returns JSON. WHEN TO CALL: - The user asks about Canadian funding, grants, competitions, accelerators, or pitch programs - The user mentions their startup/b...

Parameters* required

categorystring

Optional: grant, competition, tax_credit, wage_subsidy, loan, event, workshop, conference, other

deadline_within_daysinteger

Optional. Only return fixed-deadline opportunities whose deadline falls between today and this many days from now. Rolling / no-fixed-deadline opportunities are EXCLUDED by this filter. Use for "cl...

exclude_expiredboolean

Default true. Set false only if the user explicitly wants to see past-deadline or historical opportunities.default: true

is_rollingboolean

Optional. true = only rolling/no-fixed-deadline opportunities; false = only those with a fixed deadline. Omit to include both.

max_fundinginteger

Optional. Only return opportunities with max_funding_amount <= this value (in CAD). Use with min_funding to bound a funding range, or alone to cap how large a program you want.

max_resultsinteger

Default 20. Increase only if the user wants a comprehensive sweep.default: 20

min_fundinginteger

Optional. Only return opportunities with max_funding_amount >= this value (in CAD). Use when the user specifies a minimum funding threshold.

querystring

Free-text search across title and body. Pass the user's actual keywords (e.g. "AI", "agriculture", "women-led").

regionstring

Optional province code: ON, BC, QC, AB, MB, SK, NS, NB, NL, PE, YT, NT, NU. Use Federal for nation-wide programs.

get_opportunity_detailsFetch full details for a single opportunity by ID. Use this after search_opportunities when: - The user wants to know more about a specific match - You need the full eligibility text to confirm a strong-match claim - The user wants to draft an application — you need the requir...1 params

Fetch full details for a single opportunity by ID. Use this after search_opportunities when: - The user wants to know more about a specific match - You need the full eligibility text to confirm a strong-match claim - The user wants to draft an application — you need the requir...

Parameters* required

id*string

Opportunity UUID returned from search_opportunities

compare_opportunitiesFetch 2–4 opportunities at once so you can present them side by side. Use after search_opportunities when the user is choosing between a few options. Returns the full detail rows (including eligibility + body) for every id, in the order requested. Present them as a comparison...1 params

Fetch 2–4 opportunities at once so you can present them side by side. Use after search_opportunities when the user is choosing between a few options. Returns the full detail rows (including eligibility + body) for every id, in the order requested. Present them as a comparison...

Parameters* required

ids*array

Array of 2–4 opportunity UUIDs (from search_opportunities) to compare.

eligibility_checkPull a single opportunity's eligibility criteria alongside a description of the applicant, so you can judge whether they qualify. Use when the user asks "do I qualify for this?" or "does this apply to me?". The response contains the opportunity's eligibility text + key fields...2 params

Pull a single opportunity's eligibility criteria alongside a description of the applicant, so you can judge whether they qualify. Use when the user asks "do I qualify for this?" or "does this apply to me?". The response contains the opportunity's eligibility text + key fields...

Parameters* required

applicant_description*string

The applicant's details: sector, stage, location/province, incorporation status, size, demographics — whatever is relevant to eligibility.

id*string

Opportunity UUID to check eligibility for.

subscribe_to_digestSubscribe the user to a FREE weekly email digest of Canadian funding opportunities matching a saved search (keywords + region). Each week they get 8–10 grants, newest first, falling back to the strongest current matches when nothing new landed. WHEN TO CALL: - The user, after...3 params

Subscribe the user to a FREE weekly email digest of Canadian funding opportunities matching a saved search (keywords + region). Each week they get 8–10 grants, newest first, falling back to the strongest current matches when nothing new landed. WHEN TO CALL: - The user, after...

Parameters* required

email*string

The user's email address. Ask for it explicitly; never invent or assume it.

keywords*string

Short search phrase to match grants on, taken from the current search (e.g. "AI", "women-led agriculture", "cleantech"). Max ~200 chars.

regionstring

Optional province code (ON, BC, QC, AB, MB, SK, NS, NB, NL, PE, YT, NT, NU) or "Federal". Omit for nation-wide.

Readme

NetGrant — Canadian funding, inside your AI

NetGrant is a free, public MCP server (and web app) for searching 1,300+ live Canadian funding opportunities — grants, tax credits, wage subsidies, accelerators, pitch competitions, loans, and events. Ask Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to find, compare, and check eligibility for Canadian funding without leaving the conversation.

MCP endpoint: https://mcp.netgrant.ca/mcp (Streamable HTTP, no auth, no API key)
Web app: https://app.netgrant.ca (same data, search UI, no login)
Site: https://netgrant.ca

This repository is documentation only. NetGrant is a hosted, closed-source public service — there is no source code here and none to self-host. Point your MCP client at the endpoint above and you're done.

Add it to your client

Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline / Continue — add to your MCP config (claude_desktop_config.json, .cursor/mcp.json, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netgrant": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.netgrant.ca/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI):

claude mcp add --transport http netgrant https://mcp.netgrant.ca/mcp

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/saman-ns/netgrant-mcp
Website: netgrant.ca
Category: Search & Web Crawling
Transport: HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active
Prompts: 2
Tools verified: Nov 6, 2026

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