This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the Fogarty “International Research Collaboration- Behavioral, Social Sciences” Research Award (FIRCA-BSS) facilitates collaborative behavioral and social science research between scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and investigators in developing countries. For basic biomedical research, see the companion FOA, Fogarty “International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical” Sciences Research Award Program (FIRCA-BB), PAR-06-436.