The BIRD Foundation

If your company is seeking funding you should consider a BIRD foundation grant for which the PICC is the representative organization in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and much of New Jersey.

BIRD stands for Binational Industrial Research & Development. It is a special fund from the US and Israeli governments dedicated to supporting R&D collaborations between Israeli and US based companies. It provides up to $1.5 million in funding through non-dilutive grants. The fund was seeded by the governments but thrives from recovery payments that are paid back through successful projects and then pay forward by funding other projects.

The application process starts with a four-page executive summary that is reviewed and given feedback and a recommendation by BIRD reviewers as to whether the full application should be filed. The executive summary is non-binding.

The next BIRD deadlines are:

BIRD General – Executive Summary deadline November 20, 2025, 5pm EST

Full proposals are due by January 15, 2026, 5pm EST