Project Grant 2020DQBX0036

This $527,396 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance supports forensic science and medical examiner services in Virginia under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742). The funding supports training and capacity building for staff at the Virginia Department of Forensic Science and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner through October 2024. Specifically, funds will provide a minimum of eight...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $659,000 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards federal grant program (CFDA 16.753) to the Executive Office of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission. The funding supports the establishment of a standalone medical examiner's office and morgue facility in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to provide direct forensic science and medical examiner services to the...

The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (DC OCME) received a $295,054 Project Grant award 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 pathologist fellows through the DC OCME's ACGME-accredited Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program. This program provides comprehensive training in performing autopsies, forensic...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $595,000.00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs (CFDA 93.946) will enable the Virginia Department of Health's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to enhance maternal mortality surveillance and strengthen collaboration with the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. The award, spanning from September 30, 2024...

This $145,054 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program (CFDA 16.037) supports the development of a high-quality forensic pathology fellowship program at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMED). The fellowship program will train additional forensic pathologists and increase student exposure to forensic pathology, with the goal of expanding the...

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is administering a $557,182 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will support two projects in Virginia: The Department of Forensic Science (DFS) will use the grant to ensure its forensic and management staff maintain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and abilities through continuing education, as well as transition from using helium to hydrogen for its gas...

This $528,087 Formula Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742) supports two key projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia: The Virginia Department of Forensic Science (DFS) will use the funding to provide ongoing training for personnel in chemistry, toxicology, and physical evidence program areas, as well as acquire two portable scanners to increase efficiency and reduce turnaround time in the Firearms &...

The Broward County Office of Medical Examiner Trauma Services (BCOMETS) received 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). This 3-year grant (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) will fund the training of two full-time forensic pathology fellows to help address the critical shortage of forensic pathologists. BCOMETS, one of 25 medical examiner districts in Florida,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $48,244,515 Cooperative Agreement under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421) to the Virginia State Board of Health (VA SBOH), Office of Emergency Preparedness Division. This five-year award, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, will fund the VA SBOH's efforts to enhance public health infrastructure and service...

Under this $3,350,680 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), the Virginia Department of State Police will undertake three key projects: The VCIN Hotfiles Improvement Project to document the current Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) hotfile applications and interfaces, and develop plans to upgrade or replace these critical criminal justice data systems....