BARD US-Israel Binational Agricultural R&D
Funds United States and Israeli agricultural research partnerships through binational collaboration for applied agriculture and food-system innovation.
The BARD Foundation — Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund — is a bilateral research funding mechanism jointly established and administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. BARD funds collaborative agricultural R&D projects between U.S. and Israeli researchers and companies, with the goal of advanc…
Royalty-backed grants of $150K–$400K for joint U.S.-Israeli agricultural and agribiotech R&D projects spanning crop science, animal science, food technology, and water-use efficiency.
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