16.037: Strengthening the Medical Examiner - Coroner System

16.037

Inactive

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) [DOJ]

Sept. 21, 2022

Sept. 21, 2022

The program aims to help address the shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists and accredited Medical Examiner (ME) and Coroner offices in the United States. Specific goals are to: (1) Increase the number and quality of board-certified forensic pathologists who choose the forensic pathology sub-specialty following the completion of an accredited pathology medical residency program; and (2) Assists ME and Coroner offices achieve accreditation through a recognized accreditation body [Examples: National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME).]

B - Project Grants

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, • Non-profit and for-profit organizations (including tribal non-profit and for-profit organizations), • Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), and • Certain qualified individuals.

Not Applicable

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