펀딩알리미 · Government funding notice alert service

Background

Government and public agencies publish funding program notices all the time. The problem is that they are not in one place. Each agency posts on its own website, and deadlines are often short.

So applicants check agency websites one at a time, revisiting the same sites day after day. Miss one check, and any notice posted in the meantime may only come to light after its deadline.

The problem

The problem was removing the need to go and look.

Collecting notices into a list is not enough. Someone still has to open it, and on days nobody does, the list might as well not exist. Notices have to reach users, rather than wait for users to come to them.

What we built

• Four sources — The service uses the open APIs and RSS feeds that public agencies provide. Notices arrive through official channels rather than by scraping web pages
• Three times a day — Collection runs automatically at 09:00, 15:00, and 21:00. With a single daily run, a notice posted in the morning would not be seen until the next day. Evenly spaced runs make sure nothing is missed
• Keyword filtering — Not everything is sent. Only notices matching registered keywords go out. When everything is sent, nothing gets read
• Standardized deadlines — Each agency formats dates differently. Converting them to one format makes it possible to show how many days remain
• Alerts checked every 30 minutes — Collection and delivery run separately. If collection is delayed, alerts still go out on their own schedule

Results

Notices that match registered keywords arrive by email, with no need to visit agency websites.

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