US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
BARD is a competitive funding program for mutually beneficial, mission-oriented, strategic and applied
research of agricultural problems, jointly conducted by American and Israeli scientists.
Our vision
Scientific innovation, academic excellence, human capacity and foresight are the building blocks of the long-term resilience of a nation’s economy and society.
Our mission
To support beneficial, mission-oriented, strategic and applied research of agricultural, food and nutrition challenges, jointly conducted by American and Israeli scientists.
Funding Opportunities
Our programs are open to research scientists, graduate students, and postdocs.
We fund cooperative research and development in agriculture.
BARD Food Security Technology Accelerator
This program is a unique opportunity to accelerate food security innovation through binational collaboration, supporting projects at critical stages of development and helping bring transformative solutions to market.
Award duration: 2 years
Maximum award: $1 million
Next submission date:March 31, 2026
Food and Nutrition NIFA-BARD-IIA
The NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition program will support U.S. and Israeli researchers/investigators working together with an Israeli company.
Award duration: 2 years
Maximum award: Varies with targeted IIA track
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BARD Food Security Technology Accelerator
This program is a unique opportunity to accelerate food security innovation through binational collaboration, supporting projects at critical stages of development and helping bring transformative solutions to market.
Award duration: 2 years
Maximum award: $1 million
Next submission date:March 31, 2026
Food and Nutrition NIFA-BARD-IIA
The NIFA-BARD-IIA Food and Nutrition program will support U.S. and Israeli researchers/investigators working together with an Israeli company.
Award duration: 2 years
Maximum award: Varies with targeted IIA track
Closed
Pioneer Funding Track
2025 Submission BARD will receive applications across all agricultural research areas, including Agricultural Engineering, Animal Health and Production, Aquaculture, Crop Health and Production, Soil and Water Resources, Renewable Resources, Food Products, and Agricultural Economics
Maximum award: $600,000 for a 3-year grant
Closed
BARD Aquaculture and Desert Farming Program
This program runs in partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture’s office of the Chief Scientist to support aquaculture desert farming research
Award duration: 3 years
Maximum award: $600,000 for a 3-year grant
Closed
Research Grants
Funds projects conducted cooperatively by US and Israeli scientists. Covers all phases of agricultural R&D including strategic or applied research. For September 2025 submissions, BARD will exclusively consider Pioneer track submissions
Award duration: 3 years
Maximum award: $310,000 for a 3-year grant
Closed
The Va’adia-BARD Postdoctoral Fellowship
Designed to identify and support young scientists who will eventually become leaders in agricultural sciences and technologies.
Award duration: 1-2 years
Maximum award: $64,000 including travel expenses.
Closed
Graduate Student Fellowship
The program enables Ph.D. students in one country (U.S. or Israel) to travel to the other country to acquire new skills and techniques in their field of study.
Award duration: $1,500 per month and $2,000 to cover travel.
Maximum award: 2-6 months
Closed
International Workshop Grant
The purpose of the BARD workshop is to identify research needs in areas of new development.
Maximum award: Varies: $20,000 to $45,000
Closed
Seed Grants for Workshop Participants
The objective of this program is to extend the impact of BARD supported workshops, by funding “a Seed Grant” for early-stage joint research collaboration.
Award duration: up to 1 year
Maximum award: $50,000
Next submission date:3 months following the BARD supported workshop
Grant Management
Guidelines and forms for applicants, reviewers, and grant recipients
BARD BY THE NUMBERS
An external review found $16 gained for every $1 spent of BARD-funding
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I have enjoyed BARD support throughout my career with scientists from Stanford, UC Davis, Purdue and Cornell. It’s been both a personal and scientific feast for which I am very thankful.
Prof. Avraham Levy
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
I have enjoyed BARD support throughout my career with scientists from Stanford, UC Davis, Purdue and Cornell. It’s been both a personal and scientific feast for which I am very thankful.
Prof. Avraham Levy
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
I have returned from my postdoc at UC Berkeley, and I am establishing the HUJI Sustainable Development Lab. I will be continuing this interesting research in my new lab.
Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
I have returned from my postdoc at UC Berkeley, and I am establishing the HUJI Sustainable Development Lab. I will be continuing this interesting research in my new lab.
Dr. Shira Bukchin-Peles
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Working in Prof. Ido Braslavsky’s lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Agriculture this summer was an extremely exciting opportunity. I will continue to collaborate with the Braslavsky lab remotely.
Ana Lyons
UC San Francisco
Working in Prof. Ido Braslavsky’s lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Agriculture this summer was an extremely exciting opportunity. I will continue to collaborate with the Braslavsky lab remotely.
Ana Lyons
UC San Francisco
We had the exciting opportunity to apply to a remarkable funding program - the MacArthur 100&Change program. Our proposal idea emerged from the BARD-funded workshop.
Prof. Amy R. Sapkota
University of Maryland
We had the exciting opportunity to apply to a remarkable funding program - the MacArthur 100&Change program. Our proposal idea emerged from the BARD-funded workshop.
Prof. Amy R. Sapkota
University of Maryland
BARD has not only been my preferred funding agency, but also a platform for collaboration with wonderful colleagues from Baltimore, Davis, and Hawai
Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan
Hebrew University
BARD has not only been my preferred funding agency, but also a platform for collaboration with wonderful colleagues from Baltimore, Davis, and Hawai
Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan
Hebrew University
