Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners’ Offices
Census of Medical Examiners and Coroners’ Offices
(Solicitation)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in collaboration with the National Institute of
Justice, seeks applications for the administration of the 2018 Census of Medical
Examiners and Coroners’ Offices (CMEC). The new census will obtain and update
information about operations, workload (including backlogs), staffing, training,
policies, and procedures of approximately 2,400 medical examiners and coroners’ (ME/C)
offices that are responsible for providing medicolegal death investigation (MDI)
services to America’s criminal justice system. Among other responsibilities, the
recipient of funds will act as the data collection agent, update the roster of ME/C
offices, revise and update the previous data collection instrument as necessary,
administer the 2018 census, and transmit final deliverables and data files to BJS.
Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 24, 2017.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in collaboration with the National Institute of
Justice, seeks applications for the administration of the 2018 Census of Medical
Examiners and Coroners’ Offices (CMEC). The new census will obtain and update
information about operations, workload (including backlogs), staffing, training,
policies, and procedures of approximately 2,400 medical examiners and coroners’ (ME/C)
offices that are responsible for providing medicolegal death investigation (MDI)
services to America’s criminal justice system. Among other responsibilities, the
recipient of funds will act as the data collection agent, update the roster of ME/C
offices, revise and update the previous data collection instrument as necessary,
administer the 2018 census, and transmit final deliverables and data files to BJS.
Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 24, 2017.