The BIRD Foundation
- Feb 9, 2023
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Updated: Feb 20
Updated February 2026
If your company is seeking funding, you should consider a BIRD Foundation grant. The PICC is the representative organization for the BIRD Foundation 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:
Executive Summary deadline: May 14, 2026, 5pm EST
Full proposals are due by July 9, 2026, 5pm EST
Executive Summary deadline: July 10, 2026, 5PM EST
Full proposals are due by September 4, 2026, 5PM EST
Executive Summary deadline: June 30, 2026, 5PM EST
Full Proposal deadline: September 15, 2026, 5PM EST
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