Project Grant 15PBJA25GG02013SLFO
- This Project Grant award of $286,569 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) supports the New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General in enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of forensic services across the state. Key activities funded include hiring an evidence technician, office manager, deputy chief forensic investigator, and planning analyst to address...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center received a $100,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037), awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds the Maintaining NAME Accreditation Through Strategic Workload Stabilization Project, which addresses excessive autopsy caseloads and report delays at the New Mexico Office of the Medical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner a $150,000 Project Grant under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. This award funds the establishment and operation of a graduate medical education forensic pathology fellowship program designed to address the critical nationwide shortage of board-certified forensic...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), received a $149,999 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037) awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The grant funds a twelve-month forensic pathology fellowship training program designed to address Virginia's critical shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists. The OCME...
- The New Hampshire Department of Justice will receive $252,509 under a three-year Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support forensic services to address increased caseloads from drug overdoses in New Hampshire. Positions such as an evidence technician, office manager, and planning analyst will be funded to help reduce backlog at the state medical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Chesterfield County received a $100,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The grant supports the Chesterfield County Coroner's Office in pursuing professional accreditation and upgrading its medicolegal death investigation capabilities. Specific deliverables include strengthening policies and procedures to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Rutherford County Medical Examiner's Office received a $428,107 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. The award funds the acquisition of a portable X-ray system and the hiring of a medicolegal death investigator (MDI) with expertise in postmortem radiology procedures and certification eligibility. These resources are...
- 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,...
- This $309,524 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742 - Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program) will enable the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to procure critical equipment and instrumentation to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) in addressing the opioid crisis. Specifically, the funding will be used to: 1) Add 5 autopsy tables to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Hamilton County, Ohio awarded $125,000 in Project Grant funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) for the period of May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. The award funds the acquisition of a new comparison microscope for the Hamilton County Coroner's Office and Crime Laboratory's Trace Evidence Section. This equipment will replace an aging comparison microscope that is...
The New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds the rental or lease of advanced imagery technology designed to enhance forensic autopsy capabilities and facilitate rapid, accurate documentation of deceased individuals. This equipment acquisition directly addresses the operational demands created by New Hampshire's opioid crisis, which resulted in 386 overdose-related deaths in 2023 and added approximately one autopsy per day to pathologist workloads. The imagery technology will improve the efficiency and accuracy of investigative autopsies while maintaining compliance with National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) accreditation certification requirements. By enabling expedited cause-of-death determinations, the funded equipment will reduce case backlogs that have caused families to wait months for closure, thereby enhancing public trust in OCME services and providing compassionate resolution to deceased individuals' families.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $100.0k | 4/15/26 |