Bayer Fund awards grants for projects focused on our three priority giving areas: Food & Nutrition, STEM Education, and Health & Wellness.

Geographic focus

The majority of our investment focuses on programs offered in the communities where most of our employees live and work.

• St. Louis, MO

• Northern NJ

• Pittsburgh, PA

• Berkeley, CA

Bayer Fund also offers grants in our smaller Bayer communities. Applications are accepted by invitation only.

Note: The America’s Farmers Grow Communities and Grow Ag Leaders programs provide funding opportunities in communities around the country.

What you need to know to apply for a grant

• Applicants must be located within approximately 55 miles of an eligible Bayer site community.

• Applications are accepted by invitation only. To apply, applicants must obtain an invitation code from the Bayer Fund site contact.

• If you do not know the contact at your local site, you may submit a summary of your project on our Contact Us page. The site contact will respond with information on your eligibility to apply if there is interest.

Application periods

For most of our grant programs, we accept applications from organizations twice annually:

• January 1 to February 29 (decisions are made in May/June)

• July 1 to August 31 (decisions are made in November/December)

Have questions about our grant programs?

Bayer Fund has periodically hosted one-hour conference calls to give grant seekers an opportunity to ask questions about our programs and get some tips on grant writing. We currently don’t have a time scheduled, if in the meantime you have questions, please email GRANTquestions@bayer.com.