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
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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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.
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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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