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.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks proposals to strengthen the ME/C system in the United States. Specifically, through this program, BJA will award funding for:
- Forensic pathology fellowships, up to two per application
- Resources necessary for ME/C 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 number 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
Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships
- Dollar Amount for Award $150,000
- Performance Duration (Months) 36
Purpose Area 2: Medical Examiner Coroner Office Accreditation
- Dollar Amount for Award $100,000
- Performance Duration (Months) 36
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
