About GrantIQ (UK/EU)
GrantIQ is a hosted MCP server for UK and EU grant discovery, built for charities, researchers, SMEs, and grant consultants. It checks eligibility before recommending opportunities and cites funder pages in its answers.
Key features
- 01Match grants against an organisation profile
- 02Return eligibility verdicts and fit rationale
- 03Assess whether a grant is worth applying for
- 04Explain grant terms and application processes
- 05Search and fetch records across 100+ sources
- 06Cite funder pages in answers
Use cases
- 01Find grants matching an organisation’s eligibility
- 02Assess blockers and effort before applying
- 03Review a grant’s constraints and application process
- 04Search UK and EU funding opportunities
MCP support
The hosted server at `https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp` exposes grant discovery, eligibility assessment, explanation, search, fetch, and profile tools to MCP clients. It uses streamable HTTP and OAuth 2.1 with PKCE.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://grantiq.co.uk/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http grantiq https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp{"mcpServers":{"grantiq":{"type":"http","url":"https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"grantiq":{"type":"http","url":"https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"grantiq":{"type":"http","url":"https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"grantiq":{"serverUrl":"https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
6| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| input | object | Yes | |
| input.organization_name | string|null | No | |
| input.organization_type | string|null | No | |
| input.country | string|null | No | |
| input.business_description | string|null | No | |
| input.website_url | string|null | No | |
| input.sectors | array|null | No | |
| input.topics | array|null | No | |
| input.matching_keywords | array|null | No | |
| input.beneficiary_populations | array|null | No | |
| input.mission_domains | array|null | No | |
| input.min_funding_amount | number|null | No | |
| input.max_funding_amount | number|null | No | |
| input.funding_purpose | string|null | No | |
| input.research_interests | string|null | No | |
| input.career_stage | string|null | No |
Details
From the project READMEGrantIQ MCP
Eligibility-first UK & EU grant discovery, inside ChatGPT and Claude.
GrantIQ is a hosted Model Context Protocol server that lets ChatGPT, Claude, and any MCP-capable assistant find the UK & EU grants your organisation is actually eligible for — checking eligibility before recommending, explaining why each grant fits, and citing the funder's own page on every answer.
This repository is the install/docs home for the GrantIQ MCP server. The server is hosted by GrantIQ at
https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp— there's no package to run locally.
- 🌐 Server URL:
https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp(streamable HTTP) - 🔐 Auth: OAuth 2.1 + PKCE — free tier, no credit card
- 📇 Registries: Official MCP Registry (
uk.co.grantiq/mcp, DNS-verified) · Smithery · mcp.so - 🏠 Home: grantiq.co.uk/mcp · 🔒 Privacy
Install
Claude (Code / Desktop):
claude mcp add --transport http grantiq https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp
ChatGPT: Settings → Connectors → add an MCP server with URL https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp.
The first tool call opens an OAuth consent screen. Approve it, then — first time only — ask your assistant to "complete my GrantIQ profile" (organisation type, location, sectors, focus). Personalised matching needs a profile; without one, find_opportunities tells you exactly what to add.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
find_opportunities | Runs your profile through the eligibility-first matching engine; returns top grants with a fit score, rationale, and eligibility verdict |
should_apply | Opinionated yes / borderline / no for a specific grant, with blockers, an effort estimate, and an honest competition_risk |
explain_opportunity | Plain-English unpack of one grant: what it funds, who it's for, hidden constraints, application mechanics, citations |
search | Free-text grant discovery across 100+ UK & EU funding sources |
fetch | Full canonical record for one grant, with embedded evidence links |
complete_profile | Set up your matching profile through chat (organisation, sectors, focus, funding range) |
Why GrantIQ
- Eligibility before list. It checks what you're eligible for before recommending — no scrolling grants you can't apply for.
- UK & EU in one place. 100+ funding sources (UKRI, Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, EIC, Wellcome, Arts Council, National Lottery, and 90+ more), with daily refresh.
- Honest by design. Every answer cites the funder's own page, and
competition_riskreturnsunknownrather than inventing a number when the funder doesn't publish one.
Built for UK & EU charities, researchers, SMEs, and grant consultants.
Links
- Website: https://grantiq.co.uk
- MCP install page: https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp
- Privacy: https://grantiq.co.uk/mcp/privacy
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