Alerts for new government subsidies

Uses the public API of jGrants, the Japanese government's subsidy application system, to find open subsidies that match given keywords and a region, and sends only the new ones to Slack or email. Every subsidy found is added as one row to a CSV that opens in Excel.

Settings: Keywords, region, and how many days before the deadline to remind
Output: Alerts (Slack, email) and a CSV
Schedule: Runs at a fixed time, such as once a day

Results of an actual run

Run on 2026-10-05 with the keywords IT導入 (IT adoption) and DX, the region Tokyo (including nationwide programs), and open subsidies only. It found 18.

The alert

[jgrants-watch] 新着の補助金 18件（2026-10-05 19:02 時点）

（中略）

8. 令和８年度東京都医療ＤＸ人材育成支援事業
   制度名: 東京都医療ＤＸ人材育成支援事業
   対象地域: 東京都 / 上限額: 500,000円
   受付: 2026-04-15 00:00 〜 2026-11-30 23:59（日本時間）
   キーワード: IT導入, DX
   https://www.jgrants-portal.go.jp/subsidy/a0WJ200000CDXvUMAX

（中略）

出典：Jグランツ
この通知は、政府公式の補助金申請システム jGrants の Web-API 機能を利用して取得した情報をもとに jgrants-watch で整形したものです。内容は日本国政府及び自治体によって保証されたものではありません。

The alert as sent, in Japanese. One of the 18 entries is shown. Up to 20 entries go in one alert, and entries with a near deadline get “N days left”.

[jgrants-watch] 18 new subsidies (as of 2026-10-05 19:02)

(snip)

8. FY2026 Tokyo Medical DX Talent Development Support Program
   Program: Tokyo Medical DX Talent Development Support Program
   Region: Tokyo / Max amount: ¥500,000
   Open: 2026-04-15 00:00 – 2026-11-30 23:59 (Japan time)
   Keywords: IT導入, DX
   https://www.jgrants-portal.go.jp/subsidy/a0WJ200000CDXvUMAX

(snip)

Source: jGrants
This alert was formatted by jgrants-watch from information obtained through the Web API of jGrants, the Japanese government's official subsidy application system. Its content is not guaranteed by the Government of Japan or local governments.

English translation for this page. It is not part of the alert.

The CSV it builds up

Title	Region	Max amount (¥)	Closes (JST)
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_専門家活用枠(買い手支援類型／売り手支援類型)	Nationwide	8,000,000	2026-11-06 17:30
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_廃業・再チャレンジ枠	Nationwide	3,000,000	2026-11-06 17:30
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_事業承継促進枠	Nationwide	10,000,000	2026-11-06 17:30
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_専門家活用枠(小規模売り手支援類型)	Nationwide	4,500,000	2026-11-06 17:30
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_PMI推進枠(事業統合投資類型)	Nationwide	10,000,000	2026-11-06 17:30
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_PMI推進枠(PMI専門家活用類型)	Nationwide	1,500,000	2026-11-06 17:30
中小企業生産性革命推進事業_事業承継・M&A補助金(16次公募)_専門家活用枠(買い手支援類型-100億企業特例)	Nationwide	20,000,000	2026-11-06 17:30
令和８年度東京都医療ＤＸ人材育成支援事業	Tokyo	500,000	2026-11-30 23:59
令和７年度補正グローバルサウス未来志向型共創等事業費補助金（小規模実証・ＦＳ事業：二次公募）（ＦＳ・小規模実証事業実施事業者の募集（補助））	Nationwide		2026-10-23 12:00
令和８年度第２回募集　課題解決型技術開発促進事業（試作品開発・改良助成）	Tokyo	20,000,000	2026-10-30 17:00
【令和8年度】DX型CO2削減対策実行支援事業（二次公募）	Nationwide	2,000,000	2026-10-15 12:00
【令和8年度】省CO2型システムへの改修支援事業（三次公募）	Nationwide	500,000,000	2026-10-15 12:00
【令和８年度】医療機関等におけるマイナンバーカード利活用推進事業補助金	Tokyo	141,000	2027-03-31 23:59
令和8年度　建築GX・DX推進事業	Nationwide		2026-12-31 23:59
建築ＧＸ・ＤX推進事業（令和８年度）【代表事業者及び事業者の登録】	Nationwide		2026-12-31 23:59
令和８年度スキルアップ支援事業	Tokyo	2,500,000	2027-03-01 00:00
令和７年度こどもDX推進に向けた医療機関等におけるマイナンバーカード利活用推進事業補助金	Tokyo	141,000	2027-03-31 23:59
令和６年度こどもDX推進に向けた医療機関等におけるマイナンバーカード利活用推進事業補助金	Tokyo	141,000	2027-03-31 23:59

4 of the 9 CSV columns are shown. Titles are shown in Japanese, as published. A blank max amount means the API returned 0: no amount is stated, and the call for proposals has to be checked.

Source: jGrants. Selected columns from data obtained through the API at 2026-10-05 19:02 (Japan time), reformatted. The content is not guaranteed by the Government of Japan or local governments, and may differ from the current calls for proposals.

Download this CSV (in Japanese)6KB

How it works

Fetch the list of open subsidies for each keyword.
Filter by region and remove duplicates.
Fetch details only for subsidies not seen before.
Append them to the CSV, one row each.
Send one alert covering all the new ones.
Send one reminder for each subsidy whose deadline is near (how near is a setting).

Nothing is announced twice. If the API fails partway, whatever was processed is kept, the rest is fetched again on the next run, and the failure is reported.

Following the API terms of use

To comply with the jGrants API terms of use (the version checked on 2026-10-05):

At least 1 second between requests, and details are fetched only for new subsidies (the limit in the terms is 10 requests per second).
Every alert ends with the source and a note that the content was reformatted.
A max amount of 0 (no amount stated) is never shown as “¥0”. Times are converted to Japan time and labeled as such.
Attachments such as calls for proposals are not saved.

Limitations

The implementing ministry or local government is not shown; the API has no such field.
Keywords are combined with OR; AND search is not available. A subsidy matches even if the word only appears in its description.
Regions go down to prefectures, not cities.
Subsidies not listed on jGrants (for example, ones only on a city's own website) are not covered.
Deadline extensions are reflected in reminders, but rows already in the CSV are not rewritten.

Technology

A command-line tool in Python 3.10, using httpx for HTTP and SQLite to record progress. Alerts go to Slack (webhook), email (SMTP), or the terminal. Slack webhook URLs and email passwords are never written to logs. 124 tests; tested on macOS.