# This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the Fogarty “International Research Collaboration – Basic Biomedical” Sciences Research Award (FIRCA-BB) facilitates collaborative basic biomedical research between scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and investigators in developing countries. For behavioral and social sciences research, see the companion FOA, Fogarty “International Research Collaboration – Behavioral, Social Sciences” Research Award program (FIRCA-BSS), PAR-06-437.