Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation

Accelerating Growth Through U.S. - Israel Strategic Partnerships

International
  • Program Type
    International
  • Funding Award
    BIRD Call for Proposals
  • Submission Deadline
    03/01/2022
  • Industry Focus
    Academia, Industy
  • Eligibilty Requirements (Y/N)
    R&D cooperation between two unrelated companies, one registered in the U.S. and the other in Israel.
  • Program Type
    International
  • Funding Award
    BIRD HLS Call for Proposals
  • Submission Deadline
    04/25/2022
  • Industry Focus
    Academia, Industy
  • Eligibilty Requirements (Y/N)
    R&D cooperation between two companies or cooperation between a company and a university/research institution (one from the U.S. and one from Israel)
  • Program Type
    International
  • Funding Award
    BIRD Energy Call for Proposals

The BIRD Foundation was established by the U.S. and Israeli governments in 1977 to generate mutually beneficial cooperation between U.S. and Israeli companies, including start-ups and established organizations. BIRD provides both matchmaking support between U.S. and Israeli companies, as well as funding covering up to 50 percent of project development costs, up to $1M per project. BIRD takes no equity in the companies.

BIRD Foundation

Video featuring projects funded and a greeting from Israel President Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin

The BIRD Foundation Celebrating 40 Years of Commitment to the U.S. Israel Collaboration in Innovation.

Future Phases

Check out an overview of each competition phase below - complete rules for each phase will be released as the competition progresses.

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