U.S.-Israel Energy Center Consortium Grant

U.S.-Israel Energy Center Consortium Grant

Funds consortia of U.S. and Israeli companies, universities, and research institutions to develop energy technologies across fossil fuels, energy storage, and the water-energy nexus.

Eligibility · United States and Israel (bilateral consortium required)

The U.S.-Israel Energy Center (formally the U.S.-Israel Center of Excellence for Energy, Engineering, and Water Technology) is a consortium grant program administered by the BIRD Foundation on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Israel Ministry of Energy (MoE), and the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). It was authorized under the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 and an Implementation Agreement signed by DOE and MoE in June 2018.

The program operates on a 5-year funding cycle with an optional 2-year extension, subject to stakeholder approval, consortium performance, and fund availability. Per-award amounts are not published on the program page. The first round covered four topics: Fossil Energy, Energy Storage, Cybersecurity for Energy Infrastructure, and Energy-Water Nexus. In January 2026, a new call (EC2) was issued for three topics: Fossil Energy, Energy Storage, and Energy-Water Nexus.

Eligibility requires a consortium of U.S. and Israeli entities. Consortia must include both U.S. and Israeli parties, and may include companies, universities, and research institutions. The approved first-round consortia confirm that for-profit companies participate as consortium members: Chevron Corporation (Fossil Energy), Saft America and Forge Nano and Ion Storage Systems (Energy Storage), AECOM and Current Innovation (Energy-Water Nexus), and Delek US (Energy Cyber). Each consortium is led by two academic institutions (one U.S., one Israeli), but companies are full consortium members and co-investigators.

The application process for the 2026 EC2 call has two stages. First, submit an Executive Summary using BIRD's template by June 30, 2026. If invited, submit a Full Proposal by September 15, 2026. Decisions are expected in December 2026. Guidelines, forms, and budget templates are available at us-isr-energycenter.org/guidelines-forms/. All submissions go through BIRD's upload portal.

Caveats: the 2026 EC2 call focuses on Fossil Energy, Energy Storage, and Energy-Water Nexus only — Cybersecurity for Energy Infrastructure is not in the new call topics. The funding structure, per-award amounts, and total pool are not stated on the public pages; award amounts should be confirmed directly with the BIRD Foundation contact (Tal Fischelovitch, talf@bird.com) before applying.