The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding to strengthen the medical examiner-coroner system. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by providing resources to improve medicolegal death investigations (MDI) in the United States.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/22/2022
Grant Size: $150,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
Through this program, BJA will support grants in two purpose areas by:
- Supporting forensic pathology fellowships.
- Providing resources necessary for medical examiner and coroner offices to achieve and maintain accreditation.
Goals
The goals of the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program are to:
- Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships — Increase the supply of qualified forensic pathology practitioners.
- Purpose Area 2: Medical Examiner-Coroner Office Accreditation — Strengthen the quality and consistency of medical examiner-coroner services in their respective offices, thereby increasing public trust in these services.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,050,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 24
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
