A comprehensive intelligence platform that transforms raw government funding data into actionable insights. Built with Next.js 14, TypeScript, and professional design principles, this platform provides real success probability analysis, competition intelligence, and opportunity-specific guidance based on actual federal agency statistics.
- Real Success Probabilities based on published federal agency statistics (NSF: 11%, NIH: 14%, VA: 18%, SBA: 22%)
- Competition Intelligence with realistic applicant pool analysis and expected application estimates
- Opportunity-Specific Insights with detailed calculation breakdowns and methodology explanations
- Educational Transparency - all estimates clearly sourced and explained
- Visual Distinction - Grants (green), Contracts (purple), Cooperative Agreements (orange), Other (teal)
- Type-Specific Terminology - "Apply for" vs "Bid on" vs "Partner with" based on opportunity type
- Relevant Metrics - Different data points displayed based on whether it's a grant, contract, or other opportunity
- Professional Styling - Consistent design system with type-aware color schemes
- 8px Grid System for consistent spacing throughout the application
- Professional Typography hierarchy with improved readability
- Accessible Design with proper focus states and contrast ratios
- Type-Aware UI that adapts styling and terminology based on opportunity type
- Next.js 14 App Router with Server Components and TypeScript
- Advanced Caching with stale-while-revalidate patterns
- Error Handling - Robust API error handling and graceful fallbacks
- Performance Optimization with Core Web Vitals focus
- Multi-Source APIs - Grants.gov, USAspending.gov with unified data layer
- Real-time data from official government sources with comprehensive error handling
- Data Standardization - Consistent format across different government APIs
- Intelligence Enrichment - Raw data enhanced with calculated success metrics
- Robust error handling with user-friendly messages
- Data sanitization for security
- Next.js 14 - React framework with App Router
- React 18 - UI library with modern features
- TypeScript - Type-safe JavaScript
- Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
- shadcn/ui - High-quality React components
- Radix UI - Accessible component primitives
- Lucide React - Beautiful & consistent icons
- ESLint - Code linting
- PostCSS - CSS processing
- Autoprefixer - CSS vendor prefixing
- Grants.gov API - Official U.S. government grant data
- sanitize-html - HTML content sanitization
- Server Components for initial data fetching
- Client Components only where interactivity is needed
- API Proxy Pattern for secure external API integration
app/
├── components/ # Reusable UI components
│ ├── Header.tsx # Navigation header
│ ├── Footer.tsx # Site footer
│ ├── SearchBar.tsx # Enhanced search interface
│ ├── GrantCard.tsx # Grant display card
│ ├── GrantList.tsx # Grant grid layout
│ ├── FilterControls.tsx # Advanced filtering
│ └── Pagination.tsx # Results pagination
├── api/grants/ # Internal API routes
│ ├── search/ # Grant search endpoint
│ └── details/ # Grant details endpoint
└── services/ # External API integration
└── grantsGovService.ts
- Node.js 18.0 or higher
- npm or yarn package manager
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Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/government-grant-finder.git cd government-grant-finder -
Install dependencies
npm install # or yarn install -
Start development server
npm run dev # or yarn dev
npm run build
npm run start- Base URL:
https://api.grants.gov/v1/api - Endpoints Used:
search2- Grant search with filtersfetchOpportunity- Detailed grant information
- No API Key Required for basic access
- Rate Limiting: Respectful usage patterns implemented
- User Search → Internal API route (
/api/grants/search) - API Route → Grants.gov API with parameters
- Data Transformation → Mapped to internal
Grantinterface - Client Rendering → Display in modern UI components
- Primary: Government blue theme
- Secondary: Complementary grays
- Accent: Interactive elements
- Semantic: Success, warning, error states
- Headings: Bold, clear hierarchy
- Body: Readable, accessible font sizes
- Code: Monospace for technical content
- Mobile: 0-768px
- Tablet: 768-1024px
- Desktop: 1024px+
npm install -g vercel
vercelFROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --only=production
COPY . .
RUN npm run build
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["npm", "start"]Currently, this project does not include a testing framework. Future enhancements may include:
- Unit tests with Jest
- Integration tests with Testing Library
- E2E tests with Playwright
- Performance: 95+
- Accessibility: 95+
- Best Practices: 95+
- SEO: 95+
- Static generation for improved loading
- Image optimization with Next.js
- Tree shaking for smaller bundles
- Code splitting for efficient loading
- HTML sanitization of external content
- TypeScript for type safety
- Environment variables for sensitive configuration
- HTTPS enforcement in production
- Fork the repository
- Create feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - Push to branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open Pull Request
- Grants.gov for providing the official API
- shadcn for the excellent UI component library
- Vercel for Next.js and deployment platform
- Tailwind Labs for the CSS framework
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