BIRD Foundation Grant

Your Key to Strategic Technological Cooperation with the U.S

The BIRD Foundation (Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D Foundation) promotes strategic collaborations between Israeli and American companies. The foundation supports projects demonstrating significant technological innovation across all sectors (excluding defense), with the goal of creating business value and sales potential in the global market.

What Do You Get?

Up to 50% Funding: Participation in the approved R&D budget of the project.
Conditional Grant: Funding is provided as a grant, repayable via royalties only in the event of commercial success and sales.
Funding Ceiling: The maximum grant typically reaches $1.5 million per project.
Strategic Connections: Assistance in locating and connecting with potential business partners in the U.S.

Who Is It For?

Binational Collaboration: A joint project between an Israeli company and a U.S.-registered entity.
Execution Capability: Proven technological and financial ability to fund the complementary portion of the project.
Market Potential: A clear business plan for market penetration and generating significant revenue.

What Does the Research Committee Evaluate?

Level of Innovation: Is the technology groundbreaking or a significant improvement over existing solutions?
Synergy Between Partners: How well do the U.S. company’s capabilities complement those of the Israeli partner?
Competitive Advantage: The product’s value proposition compared to global competitors.
Commercialization and Profitability: The likelihood of the project maturing into large-scale sales.

Our Value Add in the Process

Submitting to the BIRD Foundation requires expertise in budget construction and partner coordination.

We provide:

Feasibility Assessment and evaluation of success probability.
Application Drafting (both technical and business) in professional English.
Budget Management to maximize the grant amount.
Support Against Evaluators and preparation for committee review meetings.
Post-Award Support: Comprehensive assistance in submitting technical and fiscal reports to secure the actual grant payments.

Why Work with Spark Consultants?

We are among Israel’s leading firms specializing in grant applications, providing a full professional solution from submission to ongoing reporting to ensure full grant utilization.