BIRD Homeland Security

BIRD Homeland Security

Funds U.S.-Israeli teams developing homeland security technologies through BIRD conditional grants.

Eligibility · United States and Israel

DHS Science and Technology Directorate describes BIRD Homeland Security as a collaboration program for U.S. and Israeli companies, academia, and other research institutions developing advanced technologies for homeland security needs. The captured DHS source places the work under the BIRD HLS route and states that approved projects can receive conditional grants of up to USD 1 million, funding up to 50 percent of the joint project budget, to advance public-security solutions with commercial potential.

Eligibility is structured around a joint U.S.-Israeli project. The source explicitly names U.S. and Israeli companies as eligible collaborators and also allows academia and other research institutions, so for-profit companies have a direct consortium path rather than an individual-applicant path. The page does not publish company-size limits, revenue limits, ownership restrictions, TRL requirements, or citizenship rules.

The captured page does not publish an open deadline, a current solicitation window, a scoring rubric, or a required application package. It directs readers to the BIRD webpage for current funding opportunities, so the catalog record treats the program as between cycles until a current call page is verified. The practical caveat is that applicants need a qualified Israeli or U.S. partner and should confirm the live call, budget-share rules, and submission documents before treating the USD 1 million cap as available for a specific round.