BIRD-BLUE (Blue Economy)

BIRD-BLUE (Blue Economy)

Connects BIRD-BLUE listings to current records and indicates no active program page on official BIRD channels.

Eligibility · United States, Israel

BIRD-BLUE was catalogued as a U.S.-Israeli Blue Economy joint R&D program attributed to the BIRD Foundation (Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation). As of May 2026, the program has no active presence on the BIRD Foundation's official website at birdf.com. Both candidate URLs — /bird-blue/ and /bird_programs/bird-blue/ — return HTTP 404 Not Found responses.

The current BIRD Foundation website lists five active programs: BIRD General, BIRD Energy, BIRD Cyber, BIRD HLS, and the Energy Center. FAQ language on every active program page states that BIRD manages three vertical programs (Energy, HLS, and Cyber) plus the General and Energy Center tracks — with no reference to a Blue Economy or BIRD-BLUE vertical. A web search for 'BIRD-BLUE Israel US Blue Economy 2025 2026 NOAA' returned no results referencing a BIRD Foundation-administered Blue Economy program. The most likely interpretation is that the program was either a short-lived pilot discontinued after an initial cohort, a misattribution to the BIRD Foundation of a separate agency's program, or was never formally launched.

Because no award terms, cycle dates, eligibility criteria, funding levels, or active program page can be confirmed from any available source, this entry should be treated as wound down or misattributed. Applicants seeking U.S.-Israeli joint R&D funding should refer to BIRD General, BIRD Energy, BIRD Cyber, or BIRD HLS — all of which are confirmed active programs on birdf.com.