Deadline: 15-Nov-22
The Binational Industrial Research and Development Program (BIRD) Cyber Call for Proposals seeks cooperative projects between two companies, or between a company and a university, or research institution—one from the U.S. and one from Israel—leading to demonstrations and pilot implementation of innovative technologies in one of the following areas:
- Secured architecture for protecting core operational processes
- Real-time risk assessment solutions for small-to-medium sized airports or seaports
- Resilience center pilots for small and medium sized businesses and enterprises
- Advanced data fusion and analytics
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) funds two programs managed by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation: BIRD Homeland Security (HLS), a joint initiative established in 2016 with the Israel Ministry of Public Security (MOPS); and BIRD Cyber, a new program launched in 2022 in partnership with the Israel National Cyber Authority (INCD). Both BIRD HLS and BIRD Cyber support collaborative U.S.-Israeli research and development to advance innovative homeland security technologies of mutual benefit to both countries.
Funding Information
- BIRD Cyber will provide grants of $1.5 million per project, funding up to 50 percent of the combined research and development budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must include research and development cooperation between a U.S. and an Israeli entity to create innovative technologies that lead to commercialization.
For more information, visit https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/bird-hls