Project Grant 2020DQBX0035

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $295,054 Project Grant to the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (DC OCME) under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037). The funding will support training 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, forensic death...

The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (NYC OCME) received a $300,000 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 grant funds will support the NYC OCME's expansion of its forensic pathology fellowship training program by adding two additional fellowship positions for the 2022-2023 training class. The NYC...

This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides funding to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to support two forensic pathology fellowship positions. The overall purpose is to help increase and replenish the number of board-certified forensic pathologists in the state. The OCME program will closely monitor the progress of the forensic pathology fellows, teach best practices, and ensure they attain...

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...

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner (DMEC) will use a $175,502 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 16.044) to train one additional forensic pathology fellow in 2023-24. The DMEC has an accredited forensic pathology fellowship program that trains fellows through access to its caseload of over 10,000 autopsies annually from a population...

The Montgomery County Coroner's Office (MCCO) in Dayton, Ohio was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560) to train a forensic pathology fellow. The objectives of this project include the fellow successfully completing 200-250 autopsies, demonstrating scholarly activity, and meeting the six Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies. This funding will help address the nationwide shortage of...

This $145,054 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037) will fund a second fellowship position in the King County Medical Examiner's Office (KCMEO) Forensic Pathology Fellowship Training Program in Seattle, Washington. The award addresses the national shortage of qualified forensic pathologists needed for criminal justice and public health investigations. Since...

This federal Project Grant award of $295,054 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037) will support two forensic pathologist fellowship positions at the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (COCME). The funding will enable the COCME to recruit, train, and prepare qualified fellows to become board-certified forensic pathologists. The program will provide comprehensive training in...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will provide $132,454 to the Virginia Department of Health Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to train one forensic pathology fellow. The funding supports the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program, which aims to foster the development of new knowledge and tools that can be applied to reduce crime and advance justice at the state...

The Broward County Office of Medical Examiner & Trauma Services (BCOMETS) received a two-year, $175,502 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 16.044). The grant will fund one full-time forensic pathology fellowship position to help address the critical shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists nationally and support BCOMETS' mission to investigate...