BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings
- 16.037 -- Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: July 15, 2020
- Closed: June 15, 2020
Award details
- Expected project funding: Not specified
- Expected awards: 8
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$125,000
- Funding opportunity number:BJA-2020-18435
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Cooperative agreement
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Law justice and legal services
- Science technology and other research and development
- Humanities
- Information and statistics
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: April 16, 2020
- Archive date: July 15, 2020
- Version: 4
Summary
With this solicitation, BJA seeks proposals to strengthen the medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) system in the United States. Through this program, BJA will support grants in two focus areas by:
(1) Supporting forensic pathology fellowships
(2) Providing resources necessary for medical examiner and coroner offices to achieve accreditation
Eligibility
Government
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Special district governments
- State governments
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information on eligibility
Eligible applicants are as listed below:• Agencies directly involved in medicolegal death investigations as part of their normal business, such as medical examiner offices and coroner offices• States (including territories)• Units of local government • Federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) that perform law enforcement functions • Nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations)• Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education)• Certain qualified individuals
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Agency contact information
Email: support@grants.gov
Technical Application Assistance
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726, 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.
An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the BJA contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues” in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.
For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.
