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Bay Area Lyme Foundation Grant

Bay Area Lyme Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “With a revised granting schedule, proposals can be submitted year-round, with reviews conducted three times annually.”

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • We accept applications from universities, hospitals, and independent research entities all over the United States.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: We cannot accept research proposals from outside the U.S.We do not fund tuition or travel costs unless Bay Area Lyme Foundation invites the researchers to present results.

Overview

Bay Area Lyme Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Bay Area Lyme Foundation
Last Updated: November 27, 2025

Summary

The Bay Area Lyme Foundation Grant supports innovative research aimed at improving diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease. With a revised granting schedule, proposals can be submitted year-round, with reviews conducted three times annually. The foundation welcomes applications from universities, hospitals, and independent entities across the U.S., emphasizing the importance of addressing challenges in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, especially for difficult cases.

Overview

Overview Bay Area Lyme Foundation has moved to a revised granting timeline. While we will still accept grant proposals on a rolling basis year round (as in the past), we will now review grants, other than the Emerging Leader Awards (ELA), at three times per year. Awardees are evaluated on their concepts, ideas, methods, and resourcefulness in bringing new vision into the field of Lyme disease research. Our mission is to fund research and development of novel diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease. Grant recipients do not need to have previous experience in Lyme disease research. Every year, we fund researchers who, while respected in their scientific areas of focus, have never previously leveraged their knowledge and abilities for research in Lyme disease.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We accept applications from universities, hospitals, and independent research entities all over the United States.

Ineligibility

We cannot accept research proposals from outside the U.S.We do not fund tuition or travel costs unless Bay Area Lyme Foundation invites the researchers to present results.

What Bay Area Lyme Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

Grants in 2024
9
Total given
$1.15M
Median grant
$75K
Range
$7,000–$379K
  • By dollars: California 34%, North Carolina 32%, Massachusetts 22%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; San Diego, CA; Durham, NC.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Sapient Bioanalytics · San Diego, CA

    Diagnostics

    $379K

  • Duke University · Durham, NC

    Diagnostics and therapies

    $370K

  • Tufts University · Boston, MA

    Therapies

    $150K

  • Brandeis University · Waltham, MA

    Therapies

    $100K

  • Center for Lyme Action · Washington, DC

    Advocacy

    $75K

IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

science-research

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