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Translational Bridge Award

Translational Bridge Award

Invests in lupus translational projects through the Translational Bridge Award to move discoveries toward clinical testing.

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About

The Translational Bridge Award is a grant program of the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) designed to accelerate the movement of promising lupus discoveries from post-discovery research into pre-commercial development and clinical evaluation. The LRA, a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Federal Tax ID #58-2492929), has issued more than $284 million across 675+ grants, with its 2024–2028 Research Ro…

What this grant funds

Technologies, therapies, interventions, and diagnostics for lupus that bridge post-discovery and pre-commercial development, with a clear path to viable clinical products that improve diagnosis or standard of care.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.lupusresearch.org