Closed · NIJ-2017-11566 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

NIJ FY17 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $4M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 20, 2017
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

NIJ FY17 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $4,000,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 576 other opportunities from National Institute of Justice.

up to $4M
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NIJ FY17 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-C… is closed (last close March 20, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 16.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Justice still indexes 576 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 20, 2017

Posted Jan 9 Closes Mar 20

Est. Total Funding

$4,000,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

There is an extreme shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists in the United States, as underscored in the 2009 report by the National Academies of Sciences on Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States. This program will address strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner system in two project areas: 1.) By increasing 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. 2. Assisting ME and Coroner offices achieve accreditation through a recognized accreditation body (examples: NAME, IACME). This program furthers OJP's goal to increase public safety and improve the fair administration of justice across America through innovative leadership and programs. Compliance with accreditation requirements will assist medical examiner and coroner offices to strengthen the quality of services and data reporting.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for NIJ FY17 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-C… includes a for-profit door among 11 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +7 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Law, Justice and Legal Services · Science and Technology / R&D (LJL;ST). 53 other National Institute of Justice listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 577).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 21
Individuals
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 16.560

National Institute of Justice Research Grants

U.S. Department of Justice

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Agency Contact

For assistance with this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx. grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

NIJ FY17 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-C… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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