Block Grant 2020DQBX0032

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...

The County of Alameda in Oakland, California will receive $125,502 through September 2024 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau in achieving accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners. As part of the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 16.044), the funding will cover the costs of a part-time accreditation manager to guide the process as well...

The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (COCME) was awarded a $295,054 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037). The grant will support two forensic pathologist fellowship positions to recruit, train, and prepare qualified fellows to become board-certified forensic pathologists. The program aims to address the nationwide shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists...

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 St. Lucie, Florida will receive $113,227 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) from October 2021 through September 2023. The funding will support the Medical Examiner's Office pursuit of accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) by providing critical resources identified in NAME's 2018...

The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (NYC OCME) received a $96,674.98 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 supports the development of policies and procedures for name accreditation of the NYC OCME from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The National Institute of Justice...

This Project Grant award of $145,054, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037), will enable the King County Medical Examiner's Office (KCMEO) in Seattle, Washington to fund a second position in its Forensic Pathology Fellowship Training Program. The goal of this award is to help address the national shortage of qualified forensic pathologists by increasing the capacity of the...

The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (DC OCME) has been awarded a $295,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037). The grant will fund the training of two full-time forensic pathologist fellows through the DC OCME's ACGME-accredited Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program. The fellows will receive comprehensive training in performing autopsies,...

The Broward County Office of Medical Examiner Trauma Services (BCOMETS) has been awarded a $295,054 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037). The funding will be used to train two full-time forensic pathology fellows to help address the critical shortage of forensic pathologists in the region. BCOMETS, one of 25 medical examiner districts in Florida, investigates all violent,...

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...