Good Grants MCP for AI. Manage applications, reviews, and funds through chat.
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Good Grants integrates your entire grant program into any AI client. Use this MCP to track applications, manage funding sources, and coordinate applicant data without leaving your conversation window.
What your AI can do
Create new application
Registers a completely new grant application record in the system.
Get application details
Retrieves all specific information for one single, identified application.
List applications
Provides a general overview of multiple grant applications in the system.
Retrieve a full rundown of an applicant's submission details or track its current review stage.
List all available funding sources and program categories to coordinate where grants can be distributed.
Fetch detailed lists of review scores, helping you monitor the evaluation progress across multiple reviewers.
Keep a directory of all registered account users and team members within the system.
Register an entirely new grant application programmatically with a few simple commands.
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Good Grants: 7 Tools for Funding Ops
Use these tools to coordinate application registration, retrieve specific details, list user accounts, or check fund availability directly through your agent.
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Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.
Start using Good Grants on VinkiusCreate New Application
Registers a completely new grant application record in the system.
Get Application Details
Retrieves all specific information for one single, identified application.
List Applications
Provides a general overview of multiple grant applications in the system.
List Grant Categories
Lists all predefined categories used for organizing grant programs.
List Grant Funds
Provides a list of available funding sources and associated programs.
List Application Reviews
Lists all recorded reviews and scores given for an application.
List Account Users
Fetches a list of every user registered to the account.
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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
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This connection provides 7 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.
Tracking applications across multiple tabs and spreadsheets takes forever.
Today, managing grant submissions means keeping at least five different browser tabs open. You're comparing the initial details on one screen, checking reviewer comments in a second tab, and then cross-referencing fund eligibility against a third spreadsheet. When you need to check status, it’s a painful cycle of clicking through dashboards just to find out if the review process is stalled.
With this MCP connected via Vinkius, that whole workflow collapses into conversation. You ask your agent for the current state of an application, and it pulls together the data from all those disparate sources—the details, the scores, the status—and gives you a clean answer.
Good Grants MCP lets you get full visibility using `list_application_reviews`.
Manually compiling review data involves running reports for every single submission, then downloading dozens of CSV files. You have to open each file and look for the average score or specific feedback points just to build a status report for your team meeting.
Now, you simply ask your agent to list the reviews. It pulls those scores—the quantitative data and qualitative comments—and presents them instantly. The work isn't in finding the data; it's in acting on it.
What your AI can actually do with this
Need to keep tabs on dozens of grant submissions? This connection lets you run your whole grant lifecycle—from finding potential funds to scoring final reports—all through natural chat with your AI agent. Instead of jumping between spreadsheets and the main platform dashboard, you ask your client what's going on with a specific submission or list all available funding programs.
You can get a full rundown of every applicant and review score in seconds. Vinkius hosts this MCP, letting any compatible agent access all the tools you need to coordinate everything programmatically. It cuts out the clicking, the cross-referencing, and the manual data entry that usually eats up your whole week.
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Here's how it actually works
The bottom line is, your AI client handles the API calls; you just talk naturally about what you need.
Subscribe to this MCP and provide your Good Grants API Key in the Vinkius Marketplace.
Instruct your AI client to perform an action, like 'List all active applications' or 'Get details for app ID 123.'
Your agent calls the appropriate tool, retrieves the data, and presents it back to you as conversational text.
Who is this actually for?
This MCP is for Program Managers and Operations staff who spend too much time jumping between internal dashboards and spreadsheets. If you're tired of manually checking statuses, this connection lets your agent do the heavy lifting.
Checks application statuses across dozens of submissions and tracks scoring progress for funding recommendations.
Coordinates fund distributions by listing available grant funds and ensuring new applications are correctly filed under the right categories.
Manages user directories, verifies applicant metadata, and creates draft applications using simple commands.
What Changes When You Connect
Instantly check application status. Instead of navigating deep menus to find a single record, you ask your agent for the details using get_application_details and get the information immediately.
Coordinate funding effortlessly. You can list all available grant funds via list_grant_funds and cross-reference them with program categories from list_grant_categories, keeping your budget oversight tight.
Streamline review tracking. When you need to know how an application is scoring, calling list_application_reviews provides a clean summary of multiple scores without manual data aggregation.
Automate onboarding tasks. If a new project needs filing, use the create_new_application tool to register it instantly, bypassing the initial form setup phase entirely.
Maintain team clarity. The agent can run list_account_users so you always know which team member has access to what data without logging into multiple directories.
See it in action
Need a full overview of all submissions and who reviewed them?
The Program Manager needs to check the status of 50 applications across different departments. They ask their agent to first run list_applications for an initial count, then use list_application_reviews on each ID found, getting a holistic view without opening fifty tabs.
Starting a new funding round requires organizing the criteria.
The Grant Officer must ensure all new grants fall into correct buckets. They ask their agent to run list_grant_categories first, then use that list to verify where they should file a newly created application via create_new_application.
A team member was recently added and needs access setup.
The Operations Coordinator needs to check user permissions. They ask the agent to run list_account_users, confirming every existing employee is listed, eliminating the need for manual spreadsheet audits.
Verifying eligibility against current funds.
A reviewer wants to know if a proposal fits an active budget. They ask their agent to run list_grant_funds and compare that list directly with the details retrieved for a specific application using get_application_details.
The honest tradeoffs
Treating it like a simple data dump
Copy-pasting every single required field from an old spreadsheet into the new platform, missing necessary status updates.
Instead of manual entry, use create_new_application and feed your AI agent all the structured data you collected. The tool handles the proper metadata formatting for you.
Only checking one type of funding
A user only knows about 'Tech Grants' but misses 'Community Impact Funds' because they didn't check the full directory.
Don't guess. Run list_grant_funds first to see every available option, then use that list to inform your requests for a new application.
Forgetting who has access
A manager assumes everyone on the team can edit data because they all have logins.
Run list_account_users to get an accurate list of every registered account, helping you verify roles and permissions before making changes.
When It Fits, When It Doesn't
Use this MCP if your primary need is cross-referencing data across the entire grant lifecycle. It's perfect for Program Managers who need a single source of truth to check application status (list_applications), funding rules (list_grant_funds), and user access (list_account_users). Don't use it if you just need a simple document editor; this isn't a word processor. If your goal is purely internal communication or messaging, use a dedicated messaging MCP instead.
Questions you might have
How do I check all the current applications using list_applications? +
You ask your agent to run list_applications. It gives you a broad view of every submission ID and its high-level status. From there, if you want specifics, you can follow up with get_application_details.
Can I list the available grant funds using list_grant_funds? +
Yes, running list_grant_funds gives you a complete inventory of every funding source. This is how you confirm if an applicant's project fits within current budget constraints.
What does the create_new_application tool actually do? +
The create_new_application tool registers a brand new grant submission in the system. This is useful when you need to draft or file an application without logging into the main web portal.
How can I see who works for me using list_account_users? +
Run list_account_users. It pulls a directory of every user registered in the Good Grants account, so you can verify roles and access rights quickly.
How does `list_application_reviews` help me track evaluation progress? +
It retrieves all recorded reviews and scores associated with a specific application ID. The agent compiles this data, showing average ratings and detailed feedback from multiple reviewers for easy monitoring.
I need full details on one submission; how do I use `get_application_details`? +
You pass the unique application ID to get_application_details. This returns a comprehensive data set, including every custom field value and metadata point for that single grant application.
What is my current funding taxonomy, and how can I see it using `list_grant_categories`? +
The tool pulls a complete list of all defined grant categories within your account. This ensures you maintain a consistent structure for organizing future programs and submissions.
Can the `list_applications` command help me filter for submissions that are stuck in review? +
Yes, you can query applications using specific filters like status or date range. This lets you pull only those submissions that meet your exact criteria, bypassing simple listing.
Can I see the scores for a specific application via AI? +
Yes! Use the list_application_reviews tool. Your agent will retrieve the history of scores and comments provided by the reviewers for that application.
How do I create a new grant application using the agent? +
Use the create_new_application action. Provide the Fund ID, Category ID, and the application title. The agent will instantly register the draft in your Good Grants account.
Is it possible to list all registered applicants via AI? +
Absolutely. Use the list_account_users query. The agent will retrieve the complete directory of users and applicants stored in your platform.
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