DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY, AND COOPERATION

USAID U.S.-Israel Cooperative Development Research (CDR) Program

CDR: The U.S.-Israel Cooperative Development Research (CDR) Program is now closed to new applications.

CDR/CAR: The special competition for the Central Asian Republics and Georgia (CDR/CAR) is now closed to new applications.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The U.S.-Israel Cooperative Development Research (CDR) Program is a research activity of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and is an integral part of the U.S. program of development assistance. The program seeks to stimulate new and innovative scientific research on problems of importance to developing countries. It provides research grants for researchers in USAID target countries and Israeli scientists to cooperate in joint research after a highly competitive peer review.

The CDR program was congressionally chartered to make Israeli experience in the application of science to development available to developing countries. It also seeks to encourage broad scientific contacts between Israel and USAID supported countries. CDR focuses on helping scientists from target developing countries obtain Israeli technology and to collaborate with Israeli researchers. Country eligibility has changed with the international situation. CDR grants were awarded for no more than $200,000 total funding (usually spread over 3, 4, or even 5 years).

Research Support Program for USAID
Policy and Global Affairs
The National Academy of Sciences
500 Fifth Street, NW, Mailstop W517
Washington, DC 20001
USA

TEL 202 334-2633
FAX 202 334-2660
EMAIL review@nas.edu

The program is managed at USAID by: Dr. David O'Brien, Program Manager