# Highergov

HigherGov is a market intelligence platform providing comprehensive data on U.S. federal, state, and local government contracts and grants.

- **Category:** business intelligence
- **Auth:** API_KEY
- **Tools:** 27
- **Triggers:** 0
- **Slug:** `HIGHERGOV`
- **Version:** 20260211_00

## Tools

### Get Agencies

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_AGENCIES`

Retrieves government agency information from the HigherGov database with pagination support. Use this tool to: - List all federal agencies with details like name, abbreviation, type, and hierarchy - Search for a specific agency by its unique agency_key identifier - Navigate through paginated results of agencies (28,000+ agencies available) The response includes agency hierarchy levels (level_1 through level_7) showing parent-child relationships between agencies, along with pagination metadata for browsing through results.

### Get Award History

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_AWARD_HISTORY`

Retrieve historical federal contract award data from HigherGov. Use this tool to: - Get contract awards modified on or after a specific date - Access award details including awardee, agency, contract value, and performance location - Filter results using saved HigherGov searches - Paginate through large result sets Each award record contains comprehensive details about federal contracts including: - Award identification and type - Awardee and parent company information - Awarding and funding agency details - Contract values and obligations - Performance period and location - NAICS and PSC codes - Competition and set-aside information Note: You must provide either last_modified_date or search_id as a filter parameter.

### Get Contract History

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_CONTRACT_HISTORY`

Retrieves federal contract data from HigherGov's contract database. Returns comprehensive contract information including award details, awardee information, agency data, financial values, performance periods, NAICS/PSC codes, and procurement details. REQUIRED: Must provide either award_id (for a specific contract) OR last_modified_date (for all contracts modified on a date). Pagination parameters are optional. Use cases: - Get current state of a specific contract by award_id - Track contracts modified on a specific date with last_modified_date - Monitor contract changes and updates over time

### Get Contract IDVs

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_CONTRACT_IDVS`

Retrieve federal contract records from HigherGov, including Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts. This endpoint accesses the HigherGov Contracts API to fetch contract award data with detailed information including awardee details, funding amounts, agencies, performance dates, and more. Use search_id parameter with a saved IDV-specific search to filter only IDV contracts, or use last_modified_date to retrieve recently updated contracts. Note: At least one filter parameter (last_modified_date or search_id) must be provided.

### Get Contracts

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_CONTRACTS`

Retrieve federal government contract data from HigherGov. Returns paginated list of contracts with details including awardees, agencies, amounts, dates, NAICS/PSC codes, and performance information. Supports filtering by date, search criteria, award ID, awardee, agency, industry codes, and more. Data updates daily by 2am for two days prior.

### Get Contract Vehicles

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_CONTRACT_VEHICLES`

Retrieve federal multi-award contract vehicles from HigherGov. Contract vehicles are pre-established contracting mechanisms that streamline procurement. Use this to list available vehicles with optional filtering by vehicle key and sorting by award date. Supports pagination with up to 100 records per page. Updated ad hoc as new awards are made.

### Get Defense Programs

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_DEFENSE_PROGRAMS`

Tool to retrieve defense programs information. Use when you need to list defense programs with pagination.

### Get DLA Contract Opportunities

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_DLA_CONTRACT_OPPORTUNITIES`

Retrieve government contract opportunities from HigherGov, including DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) contract opportunities. Returns paginated results with comprehensive opportunity data including agency information, dates, NAICS/PSC codes, contact details, and document links. Use date filters (captured_date or posted_date) for optimal performance. To filter for DLA-specific opportunities, use agency_key parameter with DLA agency keys (e.g., 998 for DLA Land and Maritime, 1000 for DLA Aviation, 2623 for DLA Troop Support). Results include opportunities from SAM.gov, DIBBS, state/local, and other sources.

### Get Documents

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_DOCUMENTS`

Retrieve document metadata and download URLs for files associated with government opportunities, contracts, and grants from HigherGov. **When to use:** After calling Get Opportunities, Get Contracts, or Get Grants, use this tool to fetch the actual documents (RFPs, amendments, attachments, etc.) associated with those records. **How to use:** 1. First call Get Opportunities, Get Contracts, or Get Grants 2. Extract the 'document_path' field from the response 3. Parse the 'related_key' parameter from that document_path URL 4. Pass that related_key to this tool to retrieve the documents **Important notes:** - Download URLs expire after 60 minutes; retrieve new URLs by calling this endpoint again - Some opportunities/contracts/grants may have no associated documents (returns empty results) - Results are paginated; use page and page_size parameters for large document sets

### Get Grant History

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_GRANT_HISTORY`

Tool to fetch historical data on grants from the HigherGov API. REQUIRED: At least one filter parameter (award_id or last_modified_date) must be provided. Use cases: - Retrieve history for a specific grant by award_id - Retrieve grants modified since a specific date using last_modified_date - Paginate through results using page and page_size parameters

### Get Grant Opportunities

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_GRANT_OPPORTUNITIES`

Retrieve government grant and contract opportunities from HigherGov. Returns Federal contracts, SLED (State/Local) opportunities, grants, and SBIR opportunities with comprehensive details including agency info, dates, contacts, and award estimates. Use this when you need to: - Find government opportunities by date (posted_date or captured_date recommended) - Search for opportunities with specific keywords - Filter opportunities by agency, status, or other criteria - Get detailed opportunity information including contact details and documents REQUIRED: Must provide at least one filter (posted_date, captured_date, search_id, source_id, agency_key, opp_key, or version_key). For best results, use posted_date or captured_date with optional keyword filtering.

### Get Grant Programs

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_GRANT_PROGRAMS`

Tool to retrieve information on grant programs. Use when you need to list available grant programs with pagination.

### Get NAICS Codes

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_NAICS`

Retrieve NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes with detailed descriptions. Returns a paginated list of NAICS codes that can be filtered by code prefix and sorted. Useful for finding industry classifications, understanding NAICS hierarchies, and identifying relevant codes for business categorization.

### Get Opportunities

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_OPPORTUNITIES`

Retrieve government contract and grant opportunities from HigherGov. Returns paginated results filtered by date, search ID, source, agency, or specific opportunity keys. By default, retrieves opportunities captured since 2024-01-01. Use page and page_size for pagination through large result sets.

### Get Opportunity History

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_OPPORTUNITY_HISTORY`

Retrieve historical opportunity data from HigherGov with pagination support. This tool requires at least one identifying filter (captured_date, opp_key, version_key, search_id, posted_date, source_id, or agency_key). Most commonly used with captured_date to get all opportunities from a specific date, optionally filtered by source_type ('sam' or 'sled'). Returns paginated results with comprehensive opportunity details including title, description, agency, dates, contact information, and links to documents.

### Get People

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_PEOPLE`

Retrieves contact information for federal and state/local government personnel from HigherGov. Returns detailed contact records including names, titles, emails, phone numbers, and affiliated agencies. Data is updated in real-time. Use this to find government contacts, especially when you have an email address or need to browse through personnel listings. Common use cases: - Find contact details for a specific government employee by email - Browse government personnel with pagination - Get the most recently updated contacts using ordering

### Get Prime Contract Awards

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_PRIME_CONTRACT_AWARDS`

Retrieve federal prime contract awards from HigherGov with detailed information including awardee, agency, funding, performance dates, and dollar amounts. Use this tool to: - Find recent contract awards by last_modified_date - Apply saved search criteria using search_id - Navigate through large result sets with pagination Returns comprehensive contract details including awardee information (name, UEI, CAGE code), awarding/funding agencies, dollar obligations, performance periods, award types, PSC/NAICS codes, and locations. Each award includes a path URL for additional details on HigherGov website. Note: Requires at least one filter parameter (last_modified_date or search_id). The API returns data updated daily by 2am for two days prior.

### Get Prime Grant Awards

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_PRIME_GRANT_AWARDS`

Retrieve paginated list of federal prime grant awards from HigherGov. Returns awarded federal grants with details including awardee information, funding agencies, award amounts, program details, and performance periods. REQUIRED: You must provide at least one filter parameter (e.g., last_modified_date, awarding_agency_key, cfda_program_number) to query the API. Use last_modified_date for incremental updates, agency keys for agency-specific grants, or CFDA program numbers for program-specific awards.

### Get Programs

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_PROGRAMS`

Tool to retrieve a list of government programs and categories. Use when exploring available programs with pagination.

### Get Product and Service Codes

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_PSC`

Tool to retrieve information on Product and Service Codes. Use when fetching PSC entries with optional pagination and filtering by code.

### Get Pursuits

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_PURSUITS`

Tool to retrieve user-specific pursuits. Use when you need to fetch a user's pursuits with optional filtering by status and pagination.

### Get SBIR Opportunities

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_SBIR_OPPORTUNITIES`

Retrieve SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) opportunities from HigherGov. SBIR is a U.S. government program that provides funding to small businesses for research and development with commercialization potential. This action retrieves SBIR opportunities from federal agencies. By default, retrieves opportunities captured since 2024-01-01. Use filters to narrow results by specific dates, agencies, or opportunity identifiers. Supports pagination for large result sets. Key use cases: - Find recent SBIR opportunities for a specific federal agency - Track SBIR opportunities by capture/posting dates - Retrieve details for specific SBIR opportunities by ID - Monitor new SBIR opportunities added to the system Note: At least one filter parameter (captured_date, posted_date, search_id, source_id, agency_key, opp_key, or version_key) is required by the API. The action provides captured_date with a sensible default.

### Get SLED Contract Opportunities

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_SLED_CONTRACT_OPPORTUNITIES`

Tool to retrieve state and local (SLED) contract opportunities. Uses the general Opportunity endpoint with optional filters.

### Get Subcontract Awards

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_SUBCONTRACT_AWARDS`

Retrieves federal subcontract award data from HigherGov. Returns paginated subcontract records with details about subcontract recipients, amounts, prime contracts, and awarding agencies. **Important**: At least one filter parameter (last_modified_date or search_id) is required by the API. Use this when you need to: - Find subcontracts modified on a specific date - List subcontracts from a saved HigherGov search - Access detailed subcontract award information including recipient details and prime contract relationships Data is updated weekly. Use the last_modified_date field to track updates.

### Get Subgrant Awards

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_SUBGRANT_AWARDS`

Retrieves federal subgrant award data from HigherGov. Returns paginated subgrant records with details about subgrant recipients, funding amounts, associated prime grants, and program information. **Important**: At least one filter parameter (last_modified_date or search_id) is required by the API. Use this when you need to: - Find subgrant awards modified on a specific date - List subgrant awards from a saved HigherGov search - Access detailed subgrant award information including recipient details and prime grant relationships Data is updated regularly. Use the last_modified_date field to track updates.

### Get Task Orders

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_TASK_ORDERS`

Tool to retrieve task order data. Use when you need to list task orders associated with contracts.

### Get Tech Programs

**Slug:** `HIGHERGOV_GET_TECH_PROGRAMS`

Tool to retrieve information on technology programs from HigherGov API. Use when you need to list technology programs with pagination support.
