The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for 2024 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/10/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
With this solicitation, BJA seeks to fund applications to strengthen the ME/C system by increasing the number of qualified forensic pathologists and enhance the quality of medicolegal death investigations nationwide. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep country safe, and to protect civil rights by providing resources to improve medicolegal death investigations (MDIs) in the United States.
Specifically, through this program, BJA will award funding for:
- Forensic pathology fellowships (up to two allowed, per application).
- Resources necessary for ME/C offices to achieve and maintain accreditation.
Goals
Goals The goals of the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program are:
- 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 ME/C services in their respective offices, thereby increasing public trust in these services.
Objectives
- Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships—Recruit quality candidates who have completed all of the necessary medical education and pathology residency requirements by soliciting applications from institutions with current Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited forensic pathology fellowship programs.
- Purpose Area 2: Medical Examiner-Coroner Office Accreditation—Ensure that agencies performing postmortem examinations are following industry and professional standards and performance criteria.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award:
- Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships:
- 1 Fellow = Up to $150,000
- 2 Fellows = Up to $300,000
- Purpose Area 2: Medical Examiner/Coroner Office Accreditation = Up to $100,000
- Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships:
- Period of Performance Start Date: October 1, 2024
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: Approximately $2,050,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
