Block Grant 2019DUBX0035

The Milwaukee County Forensic Pathology Fellowship received a $100,000 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037) for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant aims to help address the shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists by funding a forensic pathology fellowship at the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. The...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to the County of Broward, Florida to train two full-time forensic pathology fellows. This funding aims to help address the critical nationwide shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists by providing a comprehensive educational experience at the Broward County Office of Medical Examiner & Trauma Services...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.037 - Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System) provides $145,054 to the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMED) to develop a high-quality forensic pathology fellowship program. The funding will support training additional qualified forensic pathologists and providing resources for WMED's medical examiner's office, which serves 13 counties in Michigan, to...

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner will use $163,227 in funding from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program to train one additional forensic pathology fellow in 2022-23. The fellowship program, which trains forensic pathologists to perform autopsies and determine cause and manner of death, will provide the fellow...

The Montgomery County Coroner's Office (MCCO) received a $163,227 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560). The funding will support the MCCO's forensic pathology fellowship program to train one fellow to conduct the 2,263 complete forensic postmortem examinations needed annually to serve 37 counties in Ohio and...

The $150,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance supports the expansion of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner's (DMEC) accredited forensic pathology fellowship program. This funding will allow DMEC, one of the largest medical examiner's offices in the United States, to train an additional forensic pathology fellow in the 2024-2025 academic year. DMEC's fellowship program, which has trained over 60...

The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (NYC OCME) received a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560). The funding will expand the OCME's forensic pathology fellowship training program by adding two new fellowship positions for the 2024-2025 class. As a well-established training institution, the OCME has a strong track record of graduating...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $358,147 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant (CFDA 16.742) to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. This formula grant will be used to address budgetary needs and enhance forensic analysis capabilities for non-DNA disciplines across Wisconsin's forensic laboratories, including the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Forensic Sciences, Milwaukee County Medical Examiners Office, Wisconsin State...

This Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) provides $487,217.00 to The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. to evaluate the safety of cervical arthroplasty for Navy and Marine Corps tactical jet aircrew. The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is a private, non-profit medical school and research institution in Milwaukee,...

The U.S. Department of Justice, through the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560), has awarded $101,460.00 to the County of Boulder, Colorado to develop and implement policies, procedures, and quality assurance measures that align with the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) accreditation standards. The goal is for the Boulder County Coroner's Office (BCCO) to become NAME-accredited, as only 4 of the 63 coroner...