Proposal abstract the puerto rico institute of forensic sciences (prifs) seeks federal assistance under the bureau of justice assistance (BJA) strengthening medical examinercoroner systems program,…

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Instituto De Ciencias Forenses $100,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner–Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037, Project Grant 15PBJA25GG02015SLFO). The award funds enhancements to the institute's Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to ensure compliance with NAME accreditation standards and improve operational efficiency, transparency, and accountability. Performance occurs in Puerto Rico through September 30, 2028. Instituto De Ciencias Forenses, the sole forensic laboratory serving Puerto Rico and located in San Juan, is a fully accredited facility with divisions in Criminalistics, Medico-Legal Investigations, Crime Scene Investigation, and Drug Screening and Special Substances Detection. The institute is recognized by ANAB, FBI, ACGME, and NAME.

Proposal abstract the puerto rico institute of forensic sciences (prifs) seeks federal assistance under the bureau of justice assistance (BJA) strengthening medical examinercoroner systems program, purpose area 2 technology and data system improvements. The proposed project focuses on enhancing prifss laboratory information management system (lims) to ensure compliance with name accreditation standards and to improve operational efficiency, transparency, and accountability.