Malawista was to be an investigator on this grant and would be paid 5% of his salary from it. The application appears to be in response to the Center for Disease Control announcement number 800. The folder also contains a proposal to the Arthritis Foundation for a grant with the same title.
Malawista had been in contact with Dr. Ann Begovitch on a collaboration concerning the clinical course of Lyme disease. This agreement was likely not signed.