Cooperative Agreement 2010CPBXK003

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) program, will deliver $1,396,971 in funding to the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the National Registry of Exonerations Foundation. The primary objectives are to: 1) Provide training and technical assistance to help award recipients implement their...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $300,000 to Innocence Project Of FL Inc. under the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CFDA 16.746) Formula Grant for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support the provision of training and technical assistance to prosecutors and defense attorneys litigating capital cases, as well as the review of individual post-conviction claims of innocence through the Wrongful...

The National Institute of Justice awarded a $499,902 Project Grant under the Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 16.044) to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International), a non-profit research organization. The proposed research aims to comprehensively characterize the performance of field-based color tests used by law enforcement and forensic laboratories, assess their accuracy, reliability and error rates, and evaluate the impact of real-world sample compositions on...

Cooley Law School Innocence Project received a $244,488.69 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports the Capital Case Litigation Initiative (CCLI) federal grant program (CFDA 16.746) from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2022. The CCLI program aims to provide training and technical assistance to prosecutors and defense attorneys litigating capital cases as well as review individual post-conviction claims of...

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 $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...

This $312,708 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742 - Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program) is intended to support the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory (WVSPFL), the only ANSI-accredited forensic lab in the state. The funding will be used to provide continuing education and training for the lab's 67 full-time forensic scientists, technicians, and specialists. It will also support efforts to...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $608,000 Project Grant to Cedar Crest College to support the creation of an Expert Witness Training Center and Crime Scene Lab. This initiative will significantly increase the institution's capacity to train forensic science, law enforcement, and first-responder professionals, addressing a critical need across Pennsylvania. The Expert Witness Training Center is being developed in...

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 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...