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Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

Link

https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2024-171979

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Solicitation Overview

Deadline

Application Deadline: Apr 10, 2024

Sponsor

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Purpose

Provides funding to support and enhance medical and legal death investigation services provided by medical examiner and coroner agencies by assisting with accreditation. Works to increase the number of board-certified forensic pathologists by helping Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited forensic pathology fellowship programs recruit quality candidates that meet all of the medical education and pathology residency requirements. Focuses on two approaches to strengthen the medical examiner and coroner system:

Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships that seek to increase the number of board-certified forensic pathologists in the U.S. Funds may be used for:
- Salary or stipend for the fellow and related costs, including fringe benefits
- Loan repayments to assist with recruiting qualified candidates by offsetting fellows' educational debt. Up to $75,000 of the $150,000 award amount may be used for repayments.
- Travel expenses as part of a marketing and recruitment strategy
- Purchase of minor equipment and supply items for fellows
- Payment of certification fees
- Training, including travel associated with the fellows attending training activities
- Medical license reimbursement
Purpose Area 2: Medical Examiner-Coroner Office Accreditation that aims to improve the quality and consistency of medical examiner and coroner services. Funds may be used for:
- Purchase of equipment and supplies necessary to achieve or maintain accreditation
- Pay for personnel within medical examiner and coroner agencies that are seeking certification
- Travel costs incurred while supporting the medical examiner and coroner office's accreditation
- Microgrants for individual medical examiners and coroner offices, including grants to help individual offices pay their accreditation fee
- Payment of certification fees
- New medical examiner and coroner office accreditation or maintain existing accreditation

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling:

Category 1: $150,000 per fellowship
Category 2: $100,000

Estimated number of awards:

Category 1: Up to 6 awards
Category 2: Up to 7 awards

Project period: 36 months
Estimated total program funding: $2,050,000

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are agencies directly involved in medical and legal death investigations as part of their normal business, including:

Medical examiner or coroner offices
State and territorial governments
City, township, county, or special district governments
Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
Tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments
Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Eligible applicants for Purpose Area 1: Forensic Pathology Fellowships are limited to entities with programs that meet or exceed the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements.

Eligible applicants for Purpose Area 2: Medical Examiner-Coroner Office Accreditation are limited to domestic medical examiner and coroner offices actively seeking or maintaining accreditation through an independent accrediting organization, such as the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME), or other appropriate accrediting bodies.

Priority consideration is given to proposals that promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, adversely affected by inequality, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Buildings and Facilities • Capacity Building • Equipment • Operating Costs and Staffing • Training Providers

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information about the application process can be found in the funding announcement.

Applications must be submitted electronically through a 2-step process:

Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by the April 10, 2024 deadline.
Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by the April 15, 2024 deadline.

Applicant webinar recording
Applicant frequently asked questions

Contact

For questions on submitting in grants.gov:
800-518-4726
support@grants.gov

For questions on submitting in JustGrants:
833-872-5175
JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

For programmatic and technical questions:
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Response Center
800-851-3420
TTY at 301-240-6310
grants@ncjrs.gov

Topics This Program Addresses

Healthcare Facilities • Healthcare Workforce • Infrastructure • Justice System