HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services)

HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) Application Alpha API

The Application Alpha API from HHS (US Department of Health and Human Services) — 11 operation(s) for application alpha.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

Application Intake & Review BC-3260.30

Operations 14

POST /alpha/applications/start Create a new application for a competition #

GET /alpha/applications/{application_id} Get an application by ID #

PUT /alpha/applications/{application_id} Update an application #

POST /alpha/applications/{application_id}/submit Submit an application #

POST /alpha/applications/{application_id}/attachments Create an attachment on an application #

POST /alpha/applications/{application_id}/submissions Get all application submissions for an application #

POST /alpha/applications/{application_id}/audit_history Application Audit List #

PUT /alpha/applications/{application_id}/forms/{form_id} Update an application form response #

PUT /alpha/applications/{application_id}/forms/{form_id}/inclusion Update whether an application form should be included in submission #

GET /alpha/applications/{application_id}/application_form/{app_form_id} Get an application form by ID #

PUT /alpha/applications/{application_id}/organizations/{organization_id} Add an organization to an application #

GET /alpha/applications/{application_id}/attachments/{application_attachment_id} Fetch an application attachment #

PUT /alpha/applications/{application_id}/attachments/{application_attachment_id} Update an attachment on an application #

DELETE /alpha/applications/{application_id}/attachments/{application_attachment_id} Delete an application attachment #

Documentation

https://simpler.grants.gov/developers

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/simpler-grants.yml

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/openapi/hhs-application-alpha-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/opportunityv1.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/opportunitysearchresponsev1.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/agencyv1.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/errorresponse.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paginationinfo.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/healthcheckresponse.json

Other Resources

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/openapi/_original/simpler-grants-gov.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/examples/v1_opportunities_search_post_request.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/examples/v1_agencies_search_post_request.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/json-ld/context.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hhs/refs/heads/main/plans/simpler-grants.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: 'Back end API for simpler.grants.gov.


    This API is in active development as we build out new functionalities for Simpler.Grants.gov. It is currently stable for everyday use, and will be versioned with advance notice for any breaking changes.


    Learn more in our API documentation.

    See Release Phases for further details.'
  contact:
    name: Simpler Grants.gov
    url: https://simpler.grants.gov/
    email: simpler@grants.gov
  title: Simpler Grants Application Alpha API
  version: v0
servers: .
tags:


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