Funding Trend Forecaster

Source: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills

Skill: Funding Trend Forecaster

ID: 200
Version: 1.0.0
Author: OpenClaw Agent
License: MIT

When to Use

• Use this skill when the task is to Analyze funding abstracts and project metadata to identify topic shifts and forecast near-term grant priorities.
• Use this skill for evidence insight tasks that require explicit assumptions, bounded scope, and a reproducible output format.
• Use this skill when the response must stay inside the documented task boundary instead of expanding into adjacent work.

Key Features

See ## Features above for related details.

• Scope-focused workflow aligned to: Analyze funding abstracts and project metadata to identify topic shifts and forecast near-term grant priorities.
• Packaged executable path(s): scripts/main.py.
• Reference material available in references/ for task-specific guidance.
• Structured execution path designed to keep outputs consistent and reviewable.

Dependencies

requests>=2.28.0
beautifulsoup4>=4.11.0
pandas>=1.5.0
numpy>=1.23.0
scikit-learn>=1.1.0
textblob>=0.17.1
nltk>=3.7
matplotlib>=3.6.0
seaborn>=0.12.0
wordcloud>=1.8.0
python-dateutil>=2.8.0

Example Usage

See ## Usage above for related details.

cd "20260318/scientific-skills/Evidence Insight/funding-trend-forecaster"
python -m py_compile scripts/main.py
python scripts/main.py --help

Example run plan:

1. Confirm the user input, output path, and any required config values.
2. Edit the in-file CONFIG block or documented parameters if the script uses fixed settings.
3. Run python scripts/main.py with the validated inputs.
4. Review the generated output and return the final artifact with any assumptions called out.

Implementation Details

See ## Workflow above for related details.

• Execution model: validate the request, choose the packaged workflow, and produce a bounded deliverable.
• Input controls: confirm the source files, scope limits, output format, and acceptance criteria before running any script.
• Primary implementation surface: scripts/main.py.
• Reference guidance: references/ contains supporting rules, prompts, or checklists.
• Parameters to clarify first: input path, output path, scope filters, thresholds, and any domain-specific constraints.
• Output discipline: keep results reproducible, identify assumptions explicitly, and avoid undocumented side effects.

Quick Check

Use this command to verify that the packaged script entry point can be parsed before deeper execution.

python -m py_compile scripts/main.py

Audit-Ready Commands

Use these concrete commands for validation. They are intentionally self-contained and avoid placeholder paths.

python -m py_compile scripts/main.py
python scripts/main.py --help
python scripts/main.py --source nih --months 3
python scripts/main.py --forecast --years 3

Workflow

1. Confirm the user objective, required inputs, and non-negotiable constraints before doing detailed work.
2. Validate that the request matches the documented scope and stop early if the task would require unsupported assumptions.
3. Use the packaged script path or the documented reasoning path with only the inputs that are actually available.
4. Return a structured result that separates assumptions, deliverables, risks, and unresolved items.
5. If execution fails or inputs are incomplete, switch to the fallback path and state exactly what blocked full completion.

Overview

Funding Trend Forecaster is an intelligent analysis tool that uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology to analyze awarded project abstracts from major global research funding agencies (NIH, NSF, Horizon Europe) and predict funding preference shift trends for the next 3-5 years.

Features

• Multi-source Data Collection: Automatically fetches awarded project data from NIH, NSF, Horizon Europe
• NLP Deep Analysis: Uses advanced text mining techniques to extract topics, keywords, and research trends
• Trend Prediction Model: Predicts funding direction changes based on time series analysis and topic modeling
• Visualized Reports: Generates charts and trend reports for intuitive display of analysis results
• Field Segmentation: Categorized analysis by medicine, engineering, natural sciences, and other fields

Installation

# Enter skill directory
cd skills/funding-trend-forecaster

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Download NLTK data
python -c "import nltk; nltk.download('punkt'); nltk.download('stopwords'); nltk.download('wordnet')"

Usage

Command Line Interface

# Run full analysis workflow
python scripts/main.py --analyze-all --output report.json

# Analyze specific agency only
python scripts/main.py --source nih --months 6

# Generate visualization report
python scripts/main.py --visualize --input data.json --output charts/

# View trend forecast
python scripts/main.py --forecast --years 5 --output forecast.json

API Call

from scripts.main import FundingTrendForecaster

# Initialize forecaster
forecaster = FundingTrendForecaster()

# Collect data
forecaster.collect_data(sources=['nih', 'nsf', 'horizon_europe'], months=6)

# Execute analysis
results = forecaster.analyze_trends()

# Generate forecast
forecast = forecaster.predict_trends(years=5)

# Export report
forecaster.export_report(output_path='report.pdf', format='pdf')