The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications for funding for the Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices (CMEC) to provide information on the country’s medicolegal death investigation (MDI) system, which is a critical component of criminal justice and public safety systems.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
ME/C offices are responsible for the investigation of suspicious, violent, or unexpected deaths, or deaths with no attending physician. ME/C offices support public safety by providing death investigation services, death scene investigations, medical investigations, and determinations of cause and manner of death. They are, in part, responsible for determining whether a criminal investigation is warranted following deaths. They also support public safety and health by providing early warning systems on mortality rates related to drug overdoses and biological or chemical terrorism.
The purpose of the CMEC data collection is to gather and report information on
- administration of ME/C offices, including but not limited to accreditation and budget.
- staffing, including but not limited to employee training and certification.
- workload, including but not limited to referred and accepted cases, backlogs, and autopsies.
- policies and procedures, including but not limited to those for disposition of remains, unidentified decedents, record keeping, and standardization of data.
Goals
The goal of this cooperative agreement solicitation is to select a data collection agent that will support BJS in updating and fielding the CMEC in order to provide timely and accurate statistics about the number of ME/C offices and their staffing, budget, workload, resources, policies, and procedures with a 2023 reference year.
Objectives
Through this cooperative agreement, the recipient of funds will be responsible for working closely with BJS on the CMEC in 1) developing an up-to-date, reliable, multi-mode survey form; 2) updating the existing frame of ME/C offices to ensure a complete enumeration of all eligible offices; 3) fielding the CMEC for a 2023 reference year, with reasonable efforts to maximize response rates; and 4) providing interim and final clean and accurate datasets.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $1,000,000.
Grant Period
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
For-profit organizations other than small businesses, 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, Small businesses.
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