Project Grant 15PBJA25GG02025SLFO
- 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...
- The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner received a $300,000 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037). The primary deliverable is the recruitment, training, and preparation of two forensic pathology fellows to become board-eligible, board-certified forensic pathologists capable of entering the federal and state death-investigation...
- 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 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 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded $150,000 to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. In partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the awardee will establish and operate an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited forensic pathology fellowship program to address...
- 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 Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences (Instituto De Ciencias Forenses) 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 technology and data system improvements to enhance the institute's Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) infrastructure, with a primary focus on achieving compliance with...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded District One Medical Examiner Support, Inc. a $149,960 Project Grant effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System program (CFDA 16.037). The award funds a post-graduate forensic pathology fellowship training program designed to increase the number of board-certified forensic pathologists in Florida and nationally. The fellowship provides intensive, hands-on training under the direct supervision of experienced, board-certified forensic pathology staff, supplemented by one-on-one learning experiences with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other industry professionals. Fellows are required to complete a research project for presentation at national conferences and receive comprehensive instruction in all aspects of medicolegal death investigation to achieve board certification during or shortly following the training period. This initiative directly addresses a critical national shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists, estimated at approximately 500 nationwide against a need of roughly 1,000 according to National Association of Medical Examiners standards. The program aims to reduce delays in death investigation report completion and enhance support for law enforcement investigations and closure for families of decedents, while building sustainable capacity within Florida's medical examiner system.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $150.0k | 4/15/26 |