• LISTING
  • FUNDING
  • DETAILS
  • HUMAN

How to find NASA research funding with your AI

Connect your agent to NASA TechPort to pull real-time research opportunities. Once connected, your AI handles the heavy lifting of searching and filtering funding data.

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Short answer

How can I find NASA research funding with my AI?

Your agent uses the NASA TechPort MCP to scan for active SBIR and research solicitations. It can filter these by topic and immediately pull the specific funding caps for each opportunity. You get a clean list of targets to review.

The outcomes

What you get from this task

The AI handles the data retrieval so you can focus on the proposal strategy.

LISTING

Filtered opportunity lists

The AI scans TechPort to find specific SBIR or research calls that match your technical niche.

FUNDING

Maximum funding limits

Your agent pulls the exact dollar amounts available for each solicitation to help you budget.

DETAILS

Deep dive data

The AI retrieves specific details for any single opportunity you want to investigate further.

HUMAN

Strategic decision making

You take the filtered list and funding limits to decide which proposals are worth your time.

The workflow

What your AI does when the connection is live.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and the NASA TechPort database.

  1. Scan for openings

    The agent looks through the current NASA TechPort database to find active solicitations.

    search_opportunities

  2. Filter results

    The AI narrows down the list to show only the specific SBIR or research projects you care about.

    list_opportunities

  3. Inspect specific calls

    Once you find a match, the agent pulls the full technical details for that specific project.

    get_opportunity

  4. Check budget caps

    The agent identifies the maximum amount of money NASA is offering for a particular project.

    get_max_funding_amount

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your search.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text with your specific research area or technology type.

NASA TechPort Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ioCvAcKBkQR50Btn6aBAr4W1PU5dOaFBpgGROHeQ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — NASA TechPort capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa-techport-technology-projects-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ioCvAcKBkQR50Btn6aBAr4W1PU5dOaFBpgGROHeQ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Search for all open SBIR opportunities related to [autonomous drones].

  • List the current research opportunities available in NASA TechPort.

  • What is the maximum funding amount for the [Deep Space Exploration] opportunity?

  • Find the details for the opportunity with ID [12345].

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Start here

Connect NASA TechPort once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start querying NASA data immediately in your preferred client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI submit a proposal for me?

    No. The AI can only find and read opportunity data. You must handle the actual application process yourself.

  • 02

    Can the AI change the funding limits listed by NASA?

    No. The AI only retrieves the data exactly as it is recorded in NASA TechPort.

  • 03

    Does the AI see my private research documents?

    No. The AI only accesses the public NASA TechPort data through the provided tools.

  • 04

    How often is the data updated?

    The AI pulls the most current information available in the NASA TechPort database at the moment you ask.

  • 05

    Can I search for specific keywords?

    Yes. You can ask your agent to search for opportunities using specific technical terms or keywords.

  • More questions about NASA TechPort? The Connector page answers them. See everything the NASA TechPort Connector can do

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