The BIRD HLS program is co-funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Israel Ministry of National Security (IMNS). The program is handled by the BIRD Foundation and concentrates on ingenious innovation options to support very first responder and homeland security requires shared by both nations.
BIRD HLS is targeted at U.S. and Israeli business that establish ingenious Homeland Security items and options that use innovations such as video analytics, robotics, biometrics, evaluating systems, command & control, interaction, wearables, protective equipment, UAVs, standoff detection and recognition of risks, protecting crucial facilities and public centers, safe and secure cities, border security, and other pertinent options for very first responders. Over the course of the very first 7 years, twelve BIRD HLS tasks have actually been authorized for a spending plan of $24.5 million.
The program’s Board of Governors selects joint tasks in between 2 business, one from Israel and one from the United States, or in between a business and a university. The choice of tasks is led by the Chief Scientist of IMNS and agents from DHS S&T. As part of this procedure, the tasks are examined and provided to the workplace of the Chief Scientist at the Israel Ministry of National Security, together with the pertinent Israeli First Responder firms, and are likewise examined by DHS S&T professionals who manage and promote development and collaborations with market.
The due date for submission of Executive Summaries is April 24, 2023.
A complete description of submission requirements can be discovered on the BIRD Foundation website:
Contact:
Mr. Tal Kelem
BIRD HLS Lead, BIRD Foundation
[email protected]
+972-3-6988304
About the BIRD Foundation:
The BIRD (Binational Industrial Research and Development) Foundation motivates and helps with cooperation in between U.S. and Israeli business in a vast array of innovation sectors and uses financing to chosen tasks. Since the establishment of the BIRD Foundation, more than $400M has actually been given for the joint advancement of ingenious innovations and items.
The BIRD Foundation supports tasks without getting any equity or copyright rights from the taking part business or the tasks themselves. BIRD financing is paid back as royalties from sales of commercialized innovation items due to BIRD assistance.
The BIRD HLS program offers financing of approximately $1 million, approximately 50% of a job’s spending plan, starting with R&D and ending with the preliminary phases of sales and marketing. The Foundation shares the danger and does not need payment if the job stops working to reach the sales phase.
SOURCE The BIRD Foundation
