Strengthening the Medical Examiner – Coroner System

Program goal(s) name: Improve the ME/C system.
Program goal(s) description: Increase the number of qualified forensic pathology practitioners through forensic pathology fellowships and strengthen the quality and consistency of ME/C services in their respective offices.
Program objective(s) name: Increase the number of certified forensic pathologists.
Program objective(s) description: Recruit candidates who have completed the necessary medical education and pathology residency requirements by soliciting applications from institutions with current Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited forensic pathology fellowship programs; and Ensure that agencies performing postmortem examinations are following industry and professional standards and performance criteria.

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.