diff --git a/migrations/20211212200953-fulltext-search.cjs b/migrations/20211212200953-fulltext-search.cjs
index 2c1cbd0c..3ae52d30 100644
--- a/migrations/20211212200953-fulltext-search.cjs
+++ b/migrations/20211212200953-fulltext-search.cjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = {
   up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
-    if (queryInterface.sequelize.dialect == 'sqlite') {
+    if (queryInterface.sequelize.getDialect() === 'sqlite') {
       await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`
       create virtual table Projects using fts5
         (warehouseProjectId, currentRegistry, registryOfOrigin,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
-    if (queryInterface.sequelize.dialect == 'sqlite') {
+    if (queryInterface.sequelize.getDialect() === 'sqlite') {
       await queryInterface.sequelize.query(`drop virtual table Projects;`);
       await queryInterface.sequelize.query("create virtual table Units using fts5" +
         "(ProjectId, owner, buyer, registry, blockIdentifier, identifier," +
diff --git a/src/controllers/project.controller.js b/src/controllers/project.controller.js
index 6bd5b760..dc6943e6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/project.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/project.controller.js
@@ -34,8 +34,17 @@ export const findAll = async (req, res) => {
     return;
   }
 
-  res.json(
-    await Project.findAll({
+  const dialect = sequelize.getDialect();
+
+  if (req.query.search) {
+    if (dialect === 'sqlite') {
+      res.json(await Project.findAllSqliteFts(req.query.search));
+    } else if (dialect === 'mysql') {
+      res.json(await Project.findAllMySQLFts(req.query.search));
+    }
+
+  } else {
+    res.json(await Project.findAll({
       include: [
         ProjectLocation,
         Qualification,
@@ -43,8 +52,9 @@ export const findAll = async (req, res) => {
         CoBenefit,
         RelatedProject,
       ],
-    }),
-  );
+    }));
+  }
+
 };
 
 export const findOne = (req, res) => {
diff --git a/src/models/projects/projects.model.js b/src/models/projects/projects.model.js
index 0ec2bc45..338460bf 100644
--- a/src/models/projects/projects.model.js
+++ b/src/models/projects/projects.model.js
@@ -19,6 +19,54 @@ class Project extends Model {
     Project.hasMany(CoBenefit);
     Project.hasMany(ProjectLocation);
   }
+
+  static findAllMySQLFts(queryStr) {
+    const sql = `SELECT * FROM projects WHERE MATCH(
+        warehouseProjectId, currentRegistry, registryOfOrigin, program, projectName,
+        projectLink, projectDeveloper, sector, projectType, NDCLinkage, projectStatus,
+        unitMetric, methodology, methodologyVersion, validationApproach, projectTag,
+        estimatedAnnualAverageEmissionReduction, owner
+    ) AGAINST ":search" ORDER BY relevance DESC`;
+
+    return sequelize
+      .query(sql, {
+        model: Project,
+        replacements: { search: queryStr },
+        mapToModel: true // pass true here if you have any mapped fields
+      });
+
+  }
+
+  static findAllSqliteFts(queryStr) {
+    const sql = `SELECT * FROM projects WHERE 
+                    warehouseProjectId MATCH ":search" OR
+                    currentRegistry MATCH ":search" OR
+                    registryOfOrigin MATCH ":search" OR
+                    program MATCH ":search" OR
+                    projectName MATCH ":search" OR
+                    projectLink MATCH ":search" OR
+                    projectDeveloper MATCH ":search" OR
+                    sector MATCH ":search" OR
+                    projectType MATCH ":search" OR
+                    NDCLinkage MATCH ":search" OR
+                    projectStatus MATCH ":search" OR
+                    unitMetric MATCH ":search" OR
+                    methodology MATCH ":search" OR
+                    methodologyVersion MATCH ":search" OR
+                    validationApproach MATCH ":search" OR
+                    projectTag MATCH ":search" OR
+                    estimatedAnnualAverageEmissionReduction MATCH ":search" OR
+                    owner MATCH ":search"
+                    ORDER BY rank DESC`;
+
+    return sequelize
+      .query(sql, {
+        model: Project,
+        replacements: { search: queryStr },
+        mapToModel: true // pass true here if you have any mapped fields
+      });
+
+  }
 }
 
 Project.init(