The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation invite applications for the establishment or continuation of "International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups" (ICBG) to address the interdependence of biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health, with investments in
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research capacity that support sustainable use of these resources, the knowledge to conserve them, and equitable partnership frameworks among research organizations in the U. S. and low and middle income countries (LMICs).
LMICs are defined as low or middle income countries in the World Bank list of economies (see:
http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups).