Add Highergov to your AI agent
HigherGov is a market intelligence platform providing comprehensive data on U.S. federal, state, and local government contracts and grants.
- Things your agent can do in Highergov
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Things your AI can do in Highergov
Your FormWise AI can handle any of these in Highergov — on its own, without you needing to click a button.
Get Agencies
PopularRetrieves 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 Contract Vehicles
PopularRetrieve 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 Contracts
PopularRetrieve 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 Documents
PopularRetrieve 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
PopularTool 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
PopularRetrieve 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
PopularTool to retrieve information on grant programs. Use when you need to list available grant programs with pagination.
Get NAICS Codes
PopularRetrieve 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 Opportunity History
PopularRetrieve 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
PopularRetrieves 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 Product and Service Codes
PopularTool to retrieve information on Product and Service Codes. Use when fetching PSC entries with optional pagination and filtering by code.
Get Pursuits
PopularTool to retrieve user-specific pursuits. Use when you need to fetch a user's pursuits with optional filtering by status and pagination.
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Get SBIR Opportunities
PopularRetrieve 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
PopularTool to retrieve state and local (SLED) contract opportunities. Uses the general Opportunity endpoint with optional filters.
Get Subgrant Awards
PopularRetrieves 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 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.
Built for the way you actually work
No code, no engineers
Connect in a few clicks and start using your AI right away. If you can use the apps you already love, you can do this.
Sounds like you, not like a bot
Train your AI on your offer, your voice, and the way you actually talk to clients — it picks up where you leave off.
Plugs into the stack you already use
No need to rip out your CRM, your scheduler, or your email tool. Your AI works inside the apps running your business today.
Your data stays yours
Client conversations, lists, and credentials are scoped to your workspace. Nothing gets shared, sold, or used to train anyone else’s AI.
What you can do once Highergov is connected
Onboard new clients without lifting a finger
When someone signs up, your AI greets them, sets up their next step in Highergov, and keeps the momentum going — even at 2am.
Reply to leads in seconds, not days
Your AI watches Highergov for new inquiries, answers questions in your voice, and books the call before they cool off.
Get your weekends back
Hand off the repetitive Highergov work — follow-ups, reminders, updates, simple admin — and stop being the bottleneck in your own business.
How to connect Highergov to your agent
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Start using FormWise for free
Sign up in under a minute.
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Find Highergov in your connected apps
Inside FormWise, go to Settings → Connected Services and look for Highergov.
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Hit "Connect"
Click "Connect Highergov" and log in like you normally would. We only ask for the permissions your AI actually needs.
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Tell your AI what to do in Highergov
Build a quick AI Agent (it's like writing instructions, not code), and pick the Highergov actions you want your AI to handle.
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Watch it run
Send it a real-world task and watch your AI take care of Highergov for you. Tweak the wording until it feels just right.
Powered by the AI you already trust
Your Highergov workflow runs on the same world-class AI used by ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. We handle the technical part — you just tell your AI what to do, in plain English.
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Questions other Highergov users had before signing up
Do I need to know how to code?
Not even a little. If you can use Highergov today, you can set this up. You'll connect Highergov, tell your AI what it should help with, and you're live. The whole thing is built for coaches, course creators, agencies, and operators — not engineers.
Will my clients know they're talking to an AI?
Only if you want them to. Your FormWise AI is trained on your voice, your offer, and the way you actually communicate — so it sounds like a thoughtful team member, not a clunky chatbot. Most people can't tell.
Can I make it sound like me?
Yes. You can give your AI examples of how you write, the questions you usually ask new clients, the way you handle objections, and the language you use about your offer. The more you give it, the more it sounds like you wrote it.
What if I want to take over a conversation?
You're always in control. You can step in at any point, take over from your AI, or stop it from sending messages until you've reviewed them. Think of it as a teammate, not a replacement.
Is my client data safe?
Yes. Your Highergov login and client information stay scoped to your workspace. We don't sell it, we don't share it, and we don't use your data to train anyone else's AI. You can disconnect Highergov or delete everything any time.
What happens when Highergov updates their app?
We handle it. When Highergov adds new features or changes how something works, we update the integration in the background. You don't have to do anything — your AI just keeps working.
How fast can I actually get this running?
Most people are up and running the same day they sign up. Connecting Highergov takes a few minutes. Teaching your AI to handle the work the way you'd want it done is the part worth slowing down for.
What is FormWise?
FormWise is the AI agent builder for coaches, course creators, and agencies. You connect the apps you already use — like Highergov — train your AI on your offer and voice, and let it handle the work you've been doing manually: onboarding, follow-ups, support, admin. No code, no developers, no engineering team required.
Can I sell AI agents to my clients?
Yes. A lot of FormWise users build AI assistants and sell them as part of their offer — done-for-you AI setups, white-label assistants for client businesses, custom GPTs trained on a client's brand. You can charge a setup fee, a monthly retainer, or both.
Can I embed my AI on my website or in my course?
Yes. Every AI you build in FormWise can be embedded on your site, dropped into your course platform, or shared as a standalone link. Your clients and students just open it like any other web page — no app to download, no login hoops.
Do I need to know anything about AI to use this?
No. If you can describe what you want your AI to do in plain English — "greet new clients, ask these 3 questions, book them a call" — FormWise can build it. We handle the models, the prompts, the connections. You handle the part you already know: what your business actually needs.
About Highergov on FormWise
HigherGov is a market intelligence platform providing comprehensive data on U.S. federal, state, and local government contracts and grants.
Connect Highergov once and your FormWise AI gets 16 things it can do inside it. That means your AI can handle the Highergov work in your business — the messages, the updates, the follow-ups, the admin — the way you would, just faster and around the clock.
You don't need to know how any of it works under the hood. We take care of keeping the connection alive, retrying if something fails, and making sure your data only ever moves where you tell it to.
New to Highergov? Take a look at www.highergov.com/api.
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