Closed · BJA-2020-18435 · CFDA 16.037 · Discretionary

BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Assistance, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $125K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 15, 2020
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Assistance that offered Up to $125,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 882 other opportunities from Bureau of Justice Assistance.

up to $125K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
16.037
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-… is closed (last close June 15, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Justice Assistance still indexes 882 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 June 15, 2020

Posted Apr 16 Closes Jun 15

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

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

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-… includes a for-profit door among 11 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +7 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Humanities · Income Security and Social Services · Law, Justice and Legal Services · Science and Technology / R&D (HU;IS;LJL;ST). Inside Bureau of Justice Assistance's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district 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 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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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Agency Contact

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.

What to do next

BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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