Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 7 $ 600,226 $ 309,557 4 $ 337,756 $ 375,913

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) 21 $ 5,387,632 $ 400,000 17 $ 3,559,307 $ 400,000

Technical Assistance (TA) 34 $ 1,504,232 $ 214,421 24 $ 1,062,627 $ 203,421

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) 16 $ 400,670 $ 209,275 10 $ 263,316 $ 104,275

GRAND TOTAL 78 $ 7,892,760 $ 1,133,253 55 $ 5,223,006 $ 1,083,609

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2019

Grant Type Requested Awarded
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-19-N-003

National Center for State 

Courts

Grand Jury Actions: Examining 

Alternative Indictment Processes

Support to provide practical information in a single source to inform the courts, criminal 

justice community, and other key stakeholders about recent changes that have been made 

to grand jury processes across the United States. $ 10,050 $ 10,050 $ 20,100

SJI-19-N-017

National Association for 

Court Management

Courts & Society: Creating Public 

Trust Through Engagement & 

Innovation

Assistance to NACM to meet its goals of providing comprehensive educational programs, 

publications, online forums, and distance learning opportunities to increase the knowledge, 

skills, and abilities of its members and within the judicial system. Specifically, the project 

will support educational sessions for NACM mid-year and annual meetings, including 

sessions covering all of SJI’s Priority Investment Areas. $ 156,350 $ 194,507 $ 350,857

SJI-19-N-037 District of Columbia Courts Language Access Project

Support to develop the first nationwide Amharic Language Court Interpreter Certification 

Exam, and implement a formal court interpreter testing and training program. $ 66,356 $ 66,356 $ 132,712

SJI-19-N-052

RFK National Resource 

Center for Juvenile Justice

2020 National Juvenile Justice 

Transformation Symposium

Assistance to convene a nationwide symposium for multi-disciplinary, cross-system teams 

in order to maximize training and planning opportunities on improving the juvenile justice 

and child welfare systems. $ 105,000 $ 105,000 $ 210,000

$ 337,756 $ 375,913 $ 713,669

SJI-20-T-004

Michigan Court 

Administration Association Certified Court Manager Program

Support to engage the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) to help the MCAA provide Certified Court Manager (CCM) training for 50 Michigan 

court professionals. $ 50,000 $ 10,400 $ 60,400

SJI-20-T-005

Council of Chief Judges of 

the State Courts of Appeal

Communications & Collegiality 

Initiative

Assistance in reviewing and assessing the impact of technology on communications, 

collaboration, and collegiality in intermediate appellate courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-006

State Court of Fulton County, 

GA

Self-Help Strategic Planning 

Project

Support to plan, expand, and improve the existing court Self-Help Center to meet the needs 

of a rapidly growing number of self-represented litigants in Fulton County, Georgia. $ 50,000 $ 6,500 $ 56,500

SJI-20-T-007 American University

Enhancing Caseflow 

Management to Ensure Right to 

Counsel

Project to examine the tension between ensuring the right to counsel and caseflow 

management, what causes it and alleviates it, and what judges and court managers can do 

to ease it. $ 49,922 $ 15,420 $ 65,342

SJI-20-T-008 Supreme Court of Louisiana

Louisiana RISE Child Sex & 

Labor Trafficking Initiative

Support to improve the capacity of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court (OPJC) in identifying 

and responding to child victims of human trafficking, with a special focus on improving 

response to male and transgender youth and child victims of labor trafficking. OPJC will 

create a model program that can be replicated state and nationwide. $ 23,485 $ 2,348 $ 25,833

SJI-20-T-009 Van Buren Co., MI, Courts Strategic Planning Initiative

Support to develop a long-range strategic plan with goals and comprehensive strategies for 

making organizational and system-wide improvements. $ 37,990 $ 10,000 $ 47,990

SJI-20-T-010 Oregon Judicial Department

Judicial Leadership Summit & 

Strategic Campaign

Assistance in a collaborative planning process to develop a two-year “campaign agenda” for 

strategic change. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-027 Judiciary of Guam

Assessment of Superior Court 

Case Assignments

Assistance to the Judiciary in achieving the equal and balanced assignment of civil, family, 

criminal and Therapeutic Courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-028

Franklin County, OH, 

Municipal Court Strategic Plan Implementation

Support to engage an expert consultant to assist in implementing the 2019-2020 Action 

Plan for the Court’s Department of Pretrial and Probation Services. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-029

National Association of 

Women Judges

Digital Redesign of NAWJ 

Magazine

Support to redesign the signature magazine, Counterbalance , to a digital environment 

which will provide members with relevant, timely information and news. $ 13,000 $ 7,000 $ 20,000

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2019 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants

1
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2019 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-20-T-030

National Juvenile Defender 

Center

Judicial Role in Ensuring 

Fairness & Due Process Rights 

for Youth

Support to provide judicial education associated with two bench cards, developed under SJI 

grants SJI-16-T-014 and SJI-17-T-023, related to children’s constitutional right to counsel in 

delinquency proceedings and preventing bias in the juvenile delinquency and child welfare 

systems. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-031 Kansas Judicial Branch

Improve and Expand Services for 

Self-Represented Litigants

Support to assess existing efforts to serve self-represented litigants (SRLs) statewide, and 

develop a plan to improve and expand services. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-032

Summit County, OH, 

Common Pleas Court

Adult Probation Implementation of 

Assessment Recommendations

Assistance to the Adult Probation Department in implementing the recommendations of a 

probation assessment completed in 2018 $ 25,000 $ 6,500 $ 31,500

SJI-20-T-033 Colorado Bar Association

Colorado Justice for All Online 

Triage for Aging Adults

Support to provide meaningful resources and assistance to aging adults and their 

caregivers in two pilot locations in Colorado. Specifically, an online triage pilot portal that 

includes a well-designed interface, comprehensive back-end functionality, and data 

collection features required that allow for the appropriate handoff to referral agencies and/or 

self-help resources. $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 75,000

SJI-20-T-034 Oregon Judicial Department

Washington County, OR, Circuit 

Court - Innovation & Efficiencies 

Assessment

Support to conduct an improvement and efficiencies assessment for the Washington County 

Circuit Court. This project will build off of two SJI-funded reengineering projects for 

Washington County $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-035

Montgomery County, OH, 

Court of Common Pleas

Helping Everyone Learn in Court 

Schools Project

Support for further intervention and study of the educational needs of youth in Court 

custody. The goal is to engage an expert consultant to perform intensive, 

neuropsychological evaluations on youth attending the Court’s school system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-038

Massachusetts 

Administrative Office of the 

Trial Court

Plain Language & Simplified 

Court Procedures Project

Support to identify court processes in need of improvement, increase accessibility, and 

develop and implement multilingual tools in plain language that will help self-represented 

litigants understand and navigate the court. $ 50,000 $ 18,753 $ 68,753

SJI-20-T-039

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Self-Represented Litigants 

Assessment

Support to assess current efforts to provide court users with meaningful, equal access to 

the justice process in Nebraska. The focus of the assessment will be the effectiveness of 

assistance provided to self-represented litigants (SRLs) in domestic relations cases, which 

represent the highest percentage of SRLs in the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-040

Deschutes County, OR, 

Circuit Court

Central Oregon Regional 

Guardianship Summit

Support to plan and conduct a one-day Central Oregon Regional Guardianship Summit that 

brings together stakeholders from various disciplines from the region to improve 

guardianship, conservatorship, and services for the elderly. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-041 7th Judicial Circuit, MD Strategic Planning Initiative

Support to continue implementing its 2017-2019 Strategic Plan by creating a Criminal 

Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC). This will provide Charles County, Maryland, with a 

structured forum for policy-making and system-wide collaboration. $ 47,355 $ 5,000 $ 52,355

SJI-20-T-042 2nd Judicial Circuit, AR

Calendar/Caseflow Improvement 

Project Support to assist its judges and administrators in improving the caseflow system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-043 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Electronic Records Management 

Initiative

Support to assess system-wide practices regarding the retention, destruction, and display of 

electronic case records, information, and documents. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-20-T-044 41B District Court, MI

Planning for the Future of the 

Court

Assistance to develop a strategic plan, which will lay out a road map for improving services 

to the community and overall performance. $ 41,875 $ 11,500 $ 53,375

SJI-20-T-054 Akron, OH, Municipal Court Technology Assessment

Support to assist the Court, Adult Probation, and Clerk of Courts in moving to a new case 

management system. $ 24,000 $ 25,000 $ 49,000

$ 1,062,627 $ 203,421 $ 1,266,048

SJI-20-E-011

American Judges 

Association

2019 Combined Education 

Program

Funding to support judicial education programs during its annual meeting in Chicago, 

Illinois, in September 2019. This meeting will be held in partnership with the Illinois 

Administrative Office of the Courts. $ 28,500 $ 22,700 $ 51,200

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, TA Grants

2
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2019 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-20-E-012 National Judicial College

Online Learning Modules for 

Judges

Support to produce and present 4 online, self-study learning modules to judges from across 

the United States. $ 25,158 $ 5,273 $ 30,431

SJI-20-E-023

National Association of 

Women Judges Elder Issues

Support to continue a series of educational programs for judges on elder care issues 

including abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, self-represented older litigants, and 

language access for limited English speaking elderly. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

SJI-20-E-024 National Judicial College

Sustainable Water Rights 

Management in Times of 

Shortage

The Dividing the Waters (DTW) Program received support for the presentation and 

evaluation of an in-person judicial education program and a national webinar on water rights 

management. $ 23,645 $ 21,753 $ 45,398

SJI-20-E-025 National Judicial College Presiding Over a Capital Case

Assistance to adapt the high-demand publication, Presiding Over a Capital Case , into 

an updated, digital format that can be made available free to all judges. $ 20,532 $ 2,518 $ 23,050

SJI-20-E-026

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts

2019 Children's Summit - 

Progress Through Prevention

Support to highlight the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of juvenile court 

involvement through the 2019 statewide Children’s Summit. $ 26,000 $ 10,000 $ 36,000

SJI-20-E-045 National Judicial College

Judicial Webcasts Series 2019-

2020 Support to create and present 12 webcasts to judges across the United States. $ 22,969 $ 7,161 $ 30,130

SJI-20-E-046

National Association of 

Women Judges

Opioids & State Courts 

Responses

Assistance to conduct educational programs for its membership on the latest 

recommendations and resources developed by the Conference of Chief Justices 

(CCJ)/Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) National Judicial Opioid Task 

Force (NJOTF), and other opioid technical assistance and education providers. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

SJI-20-E-047

Hawaii Administrative Office 

of the Courts

Innovations Initiative 

Management Training

Support to work with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) to deliver tow courses of the ICM Certified Court Manager (CCM) and Certified Court 

Executive (CCE) program court managers. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-20-E-048

New York State Unified Court 

System

Creating and Presenting 

Webinars: Faculty Development 

Workshop

Support to the New York State Judicial Institute requests support to engage with the 

National Judicial College (NJC) to hold the two-day workshop, Creating and Presenting 

Webinars: Faculty Development Workshop to participants who currently teach, or who 

could be developed as judicial faculty. $ 28,512 $ 2,870 $ 31,382

$ 263,316 $ 104,275 $ 367,591

SJI-19-P-001 National Judicial College

Education Support Program: NJC 

Courses Support for tuition assistance for state court judges to attend NJC courses. $ 50,000 $ - $ 50,000

SJI-19-P-002

National Center for State 

Courts

Education Support Program: 

NCSC Courses

Support for tuition assistance for court managers to attend ICM courses, both in-person and 

online. $ 60,000 $ - $ 60,000

SJI-19-P-013

National Center for State 

Courts National Innovation Summit

Assistance to replicate a highly successful western region summit on a national level. This 

provided an opportunity for additional states to send teams to explore the disruptions taking 

place, and learn key strategies for reengineering their court systems to adapt to these 

changes. $ 79,647 $ - $ 79,647

SJI-19-P-014

National Center for State 

Courts

Using a Court Component Model 

to Help Courts Leverage 

Technology: Phase I

The Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA)/National Association for Court 

Management (NACM) Joint Technology Committee (JTC), in partnership with the Court 

Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) 

received funding for a project that will develop the alternative – a component-based 

approach that allows for these technology solutions to be implemented independently with 

standards-based interfaces to support required interactions and workflows. $ 75,000 $ - $ 75,000

SJI-19-P-015

National Center for State 

Courts

Legal Assistance for SelfRepresented Litigants by 

Community Leaders

Assistance to develop a more efficient development of curricula for training community 

leaders in providing legal referrals. Trusted community and religious leaders are an 

important link to providing meaningful access to justice. However, they need appropriate 

education and training to ensure that that they are able to provide these legal referrals. $ 100,020 $ - $ 100,020

SJI-19-P-016

National Center for State 

Courts

Preparing for a Pandemic: A 

Three-Branch Summit

Assistance to the Nebraska Judiciary and NCSC to convene the nation’s legal, medical, 

public health, and policy experts in the field of quarantine and isolation for a national 

summit in the spring of 2019. $ 175,339 $ - $ 175,339

Total, CAT Grants 

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)

3
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2019 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-19-P-018 National Judicial College

Educational Support Program: 

NJC Courses - Phase II Support for tuition assistance for state court judges to attend NJC courses. $ 120,000 $ - $ 120,000

SJI-19-P-019

National Center for State 

Courts

Improving Justice Systems 

Response to Mental Illness

Support to: develop resources, best practices and recommend standards to address mental 

illness and the state courts response; provide resources to improve caseflow management 

of civil commitment cases as well as felony and misdemeanor cases involving persons with 

mental illness; provide education by developing national, regional, and statewide training 

and education opportunities for judges and court practitioners; and build capacity of state 

and national court leader to lead and implement reforms. $ 1,129,732 $ - $ 1,129,732

SJI-19-P-020

National Center for State 

Courts

Using a Court Component Model 

to Help Courts Leverage 

Technology: Phase II

The Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA)/National Association for Court 

Management (NACM) Joint Technology Committee (JTC), in partnership with the Court 

Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) 

received funding for a project that will develop the alternative – a component-based 

approach that allows for these technology solutions to be implemented independently with 

standards-based interfaces to support required interactions and workflows. $ 175,113 $ - $ 175,113

SJI-19-P-021

National Center for State 

Courts; Institute for the 

Advancement of the 

American Legal System

Justice in Domestic Relations: 

Phase III

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) the Institute for the Advancement of the 

American Legal System (IAALS), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court 

Judges (NCJFCJ), in partnership with the CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children, and Families 

Subcommittee, will assess the current landscape of domestic relations cases, and 

promulgate recommendations to improve proceedings, rules, and practices. $ 289,456 $ - $ 289,456

SJI-19-P-022

National Center for State 

Courts

State Courts Response to Opioids 

and the Impact on Children

Support for the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the Institute for Intergovernmental 

Research (IIR), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), and 

The National Judicial College (NJC) to develop an initiative to assist state courts in 

addressing the impact of opioids on children. $ 524,500 $ - $ 524,500

SJI-19-P-036

Institute for 

Intergovernmental Research

Rural Responses to the Opioid 

Epidemic Demonstration Project

In FY 2019, SJI partnered with The U.S. Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice 

Assistance (BJA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Center for Disease 

Control (CDC) to provide funding to 8 rural demonstration sites to address the opioid crisis. 

SJI funding is encouraging the sites to include the state courts in their work, and enable 

courts to have the resources they need to contribute to the overall objectives of each 

demonstration sites. $ 400,000 $ 400,000 $ 800,000

SJI-19-P-049 National Judicial College

State Courts Response to Opioids 

and the Impact on Children

Support for the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the Institute for Intergovernmental 

Research (IIR), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), and 

The National Judicial College (NJC) to develop an initiative to assist state courts in 

addressing the impact of opioids on children. $ 35,000 $ - $ 35,000

SJI-19-P-050

Institute for 

Intergovernmental Research

State Courts Response to Opioids 

and the Impact on Children

Support for the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the Institute for Intergovernmental 

Research (IIR), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), and 

The National Judicial College (NJC) to develop an initiative to assist state courts in 

addressing the impact of opioids on children. $ 135,000 $ - $ 135,000

SJI-19-P-051

National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges

State Courts Response to Opioids 

and the Impact on Children

Support for the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the Institute for Intergovernmental 

Research (IIR), the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), and 

The National Judicial College (NJC) to develop an initiative to assist state courts in 

addressing the impact of opioids on children. $ 155,500 $ - $ 155,500

SJI-19-P-053

National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges

Enhanced Juvenile Justice 

Guidelines Demonstration Sites: 

Phase I

The updated publication provided best practices that will be used to help court identify 

issues, plan for change, and implement new practices. Pilot sites will test these best 

practices. $ 50,000 $ - $ 50,000

SJI-19-P-055

National Center for State 

Courts

Content, Programming, & 

Collaboration to Facilitate Litigant 

Portal Project: Phase I

Legal content development for a new online portal in Alaska. The portal will create 

personalized action plans for the user. The portal will also leverage Artificial Intelligence 

(AI) to deliver highly individualized legal self-help. Curated experiences will interactively 

guide users through a set of questions and suggest pathways for addressing legal issues $ 5,000 $ - $ 5,000

$ 3,559,307 $ 400,000 $ 3,959,307

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2019 $ 5,223,006 $ 1,083,609 $ 6,306,615

4
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 10 $ 1,230,576 $ 584,655 6 $ 611,979 $ 583,979

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) 15 $ 3,477,297 $ - 12 $ 2,682,319 $ -

Technical Assistance (TA) 23 $ 963,400 $ 181,956 23 $ 963,400 $ 161,381

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) 10 $ 212,170 $ 66,096 10 $ 212,170 $ 66,096

GRAND TOTAL 58 $ 5,883,443 $ 832,707 51 $ 4,469,868 $ 811,456

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2018

Grant Type Requested Awarded
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-18-N-004

Supreme Court of the Virgin 

Islands

Hurricane Emergency Response 

Project

Support to assist the USVI Judiciary respond to Hurricane Maria and its impact on the 

courts. $ 30,000 $ - $ 30,000

SJI-18-N-005

National Association for 

Court Management

Addressing the Gap Through 

Collaboration and Engagement

NACM will meet its goals of providing comprehensive educational programs, publications, 

online forums, and distance learning opportunities to increase the knowledge, skills, and 

abilities of its members and within the judicial system. Specifically, the project will support 

educational sessions for NACM mid-year and annual meetings, including sessions covering 

all of SJI’s Priority Investment Areas. $ 137,050 $ 139,050 $ 276,100

SJI-18-N-015

Missouri Office of State 

Courts Administrator

Missouri Circuit Court 

Realignment Plan

Support to enable the Judiciary to engage in a comprehensive realignment planning 

process and make recommendations to the legislative branch. $ 199,271 $ 199,271 $ 398,542

SJI-18-N-029

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts Gender Bias Assessment

This project will identify and describe gender bias with a particular focus on how race, 

poverty, and other intersectional identities impact women when they access the courts, 

participate in proceedings, or work in the court environment, and the consequences they 

experience once they leave the courthouse. Based on that evaluation, the Washington 

State Supreme Court Gender and Justice Commission will implement innovation solutions 

in key targeted areas to serve as a national model for eliminating gender bias in the state 

courts. $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ 300,000

SJI-18-N-047

Colorado Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Peer-to-Peer Coaching Program 

for Judicial Officers

Support to develop a peer-to-peer coaching (P2P Coaching) program for judges in 

Colorado. As demonstrated in other states, mentoring and coaching by formally trained 

judges is an effective way to support judges at any point in their judicial career. $ 85,608 $ 85,608 $ 171,216

SJI-18-N-051

National Center for State 

Courts

Grand Jury Actions: Examining 

Alternative Indictment Processes

This project will provide practical information in a single source to inform the courts, criminal 

justice community, and other key stakeholders about recent changes that have been made 

to grand jury processes across the United States. $ 10,050 $ 10,050 $ 20,100

$ 611,979 $ 583,979 $ 1,195,958

SJI-18-T-006

Arkansas Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Improvement of Arkansas Court 

Case Management System

Support to plan the development of a new case management system that will best serve the 

current and future needs of the Arkansas courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-010

King Co., WA, Superior 

Court

Onboarding & Leadership 

Development

Support to implement two human capital programs; 1) an integrated Onboarding Program; 

and 2) a structured and expanded Leadership and Career Development Program. $ 50,000 $ 12,800 $ 62,800

SJI-18-T-011

Florida Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Information Technology 

Assessment

Project to conduct an information technology security assessment and remediation project 

for all IT infrastructure. The security assessment will identify gaps and deficiencies in the 

areas of systems, policies, procedures, and software. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-012 Arizona Supreme Court

Fair Justice for Persons with 

Mental Illness

Development of protocols that address the fair treatment of persons with mental health 

issues who appear before local judges in criminal cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-021 4th Judicial Circuit, FL

Increase Access to Family Court 

Forms

Support to develop an interactive web-based application that allows self-represented 

litigants to complete required family court forms online. $ 50,000 $ 36,000 $ 86,000

SJI-18-T-022

Kentucky Administrative 

Office of the Courts

District Court Criminal Case 

Management Project

Support to assist the Jefferson County District Court (Great Louisville) in improving the flow 

of criminal cases throughout the Court. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-023

Yakima Co., WA, Superior 

Court

Reengineering Calendaring & 

Case Management Practices

Funding to conduct an evaluation of all case management practices including judicial 

assignments and calendaring. $ 43,750 $ 4,375 $ 48,125

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2018 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2018 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-18-T-024

National Association for 

Presiding Judges and Court 

Executive Officers

The Role of Presiding Judges & 

Court Executive Officers

Support to update and promote the 2005 monograph titled, Key Elements of an Effective 

Rule of Court on the Role of the Presiding Judge in Trial Courts. $ 20,000 $ 2,000 $ 22,000

SJI-18-T-025 Berrien Co., MI, Trial Court Strategic Planning Project

Funding to develop a strategic direction and plan that can be used to guide improvements 

that will enhance services, performance, and work culture. $ 35,750 $ 9,500 $ 45,250

SJI-18-T-026 Hawaii State Judiciary

Honolulu District Court Plain 

Language English Translation 

and Training Project

Assistance to improve access to justice for self-represented litigants by revising civil court 

forms so they are written in plain language, thereby increasing accessibility for court users. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-027 37th Judicial Circuit, AL Caseload Assessment

Support to conduct a caseload assessment that will provide recommendations for improving 

current caseload assignment methods. $ 34,750 $ 3,475 $ 38,225

SJI-18-T-032

Colorado Administrative 

Office of the Courts Plain Language Forms Project

Support to: 1) translate existing judicial court forms into plain language; and 2) implement a 

training program to update current forms and create new forms as needed. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-033

Texas Municipal Courts 

Education Center

Texas Municipal Courts Face of 

Justice: Building Trust & 

Confidence Through Model Court 

Websites and Signage

Funding to develop a model website and signage for use in municipal courts across Texas 

which will incorporate the concepts of procedural fairness. $ 40,000 $ 5,000 $ 45,000

SJI-18-T-034 Barry Co., MI, Trial Court

Planning for the Future of the 

Juvenile Courts in Two Western 

Michigan Counties

The juvenile courts in Barry and Muskegon Counties, two courts in close proximity in 

Western Michigan, received assistance to develop strategic plans for: 1) reducing reliance 

on detention and residential treatment of juveniles; and 2) enhancing court and community 

services for juveniles and families. $ 21,150 $ 5,000 $ 26,150

SJI-18-T-035

Texas Office of Court 

Administration Improving Family Court Outcomes

Support to conduct a series of focus groups and administer surveys to family court 

stakeholders statewide. $ 26,996 $ 3,000 $ 29,996

SJI-18-T-036 17th Judicial Circuit, IL

Efficiency and Process 

Assessment

Support to conduct an assessment of its operations to determine if it is making the most 

efficient and effective use of limited funding. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-037

National Center for State 

Courts

Municipal Court Interactive 

Learning Product and Website 

Revision

Support to update, customize, and add pages to the existing Municipal Courts Resource 

Guide, hosted on the NCSC website, and also create an interactive learning product which 

will inform judges, policy makers, and the public on the purposes and responsibilities of 

municipal courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-038

Johnson Co., KS, District 

Court

High Performance Court 

Technical Assistance

Assistance to develop and conduct a High Performance Court survey, conduct interviews 

and focus groups on the survey results, and draft a 4-year 2019-2023 Strategic Plan. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-039

Administrative Office of the 

Illinois Courts

Planning for the Future of the 

Illinois Courts

Support for a comprehensive strategic planning process which will result in a strategic plan 

for the AOC and courts throughout the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-040 National Judicial College

Science Bench Book and 

Webinars for Judges

The National Judicial College (NJC) and the Justice Speakers Institute (JSI) received 

support to produce a bench book, Science for Judges , and deliver 8 webinars on key topics 

from the bench book to a national audience of judges. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-042

New Mexico Court of 

Appeals

Court of Appeals Process 

Reengineering

Funding to conduct a process reengineering assessment of its organization and appellate 

practices, and determine if the Court is efficiently using public funds. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-18-T-043

Missouri Office of State 

Courts Administrator Domestic Violence Assessment

Support to engage the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) to conduct a domestic violence 

and human trafficking assessment of the Missouri Judiciary and assist in developing a 

strategic plan. $ 23,371 $ 2,597 $ 25,968

SJI-18-T-046 Pinal Co., AZ, Superior Court Technology and Data in the Court

Assistance to engage the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to provide advice and 

strategies based upon national best practices that will enable the Court to expand 

technology and improve access to justice. $ 17,633 $ 17,634 $ 35,267

Total, TA Grants $ 963,400 $ 161,381 $ 1,124,781
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2018 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-18-E-007

Michigan Court 

Administration Association

Michigan Court Certified Manager 

Program

Support to create a new Michigan Certified Court Manager (CCM) Program as a licensee 

and in partnership with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM). This will provide CCM programming to court managers and professionals across the 

state. $ 28,000 $ 4,000 $ 32,000

SJI-18-E-008

National Association of 

Women Judges Elder Issues

Funding for a series of educational programs for judges on elder care issues including 

abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, self-represented older litigants, and language access 

for limited English speaking elderly. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

SJI-18-E-009

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Sex Offender Management 

Judicial Education

support to provide education on sex offender management, focused on both adult and 

juvenile offenders, to judges across the state. $ 18,570 $ 1,850 $ 20,420

SJI-18-E-016 National Judicial College

Judicial Webcast Series 2018-

2019 Support to create and present 12 webcasts to judges across the United States. $ 20,548 $ 6,908 $ 27,456

SJI-18-E-017 8th District Court, MI

Implicit Bias/Procedural Justice 

Education for Judges & Staff

Support to provide education to judges and court staff on procedural fairness and implicit 

bias. $ 5,600 $ 5,600 $ 11,200

SJI-18-E-018 National Judicial College

Judicial Podcasts Series 2018-

2019

Assistance to create, edit, publish, and market 12 podcasts to judges from across the 

United States. $ 11,144 $ 2,927 $ 14,071

SJI-18-E-019

Tennessee Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Curriculum Development for 

Tennessee Business Courts

Support to develop and implement a statewide training curriculum on establishing business 

courts. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-18-E-030

Institute of Continuing 

Judicial Education of Georgia

Georgia Judicial Faculty 

Development Workshop

Assistance to engage with the National Judicial College (NJC) to hold the two-day 

workshop, Presenting Courses Effectively: Faculty Development Workshop to participants 

who currently teach, or who could be developed as judicial faculty. $ 21,622 $ 10,811 $ 32,433

SJI-18-E-031

National Association of 

Women Judges

Sexual Harassment Education 

Program

Support to partner with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to provide educational 

programs for judges on sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

SJI-18-E-041

New York State Unified Court 

System

Presenting Courses Effectively: 

Faculty Development Workshop

Support to engage with the National Judicial College (NJC) to hold the two-day workshop, 

Presenting Courses Effectively: Faculty Development Workshop to participants who 

currently teach, or who could be developed as judicial faculty. $ 18,686 $ 2,000 $ 20,686

$ 212,170 $ 66,096 $ 278,266

SJI-18-P-001 National Judicial College

Education Support Program: NJC 

Courses Support for tuition assistance for state court judges to attend NJC courses. $ 150,000 $ - $ 150,000

SJI-18-P-002

National Center for State 

Courts/Institute for Court 

Management

Education Support Program: ICM 

Courses

Support for tuition assistance for court managers to attend ICM courses, both in-person and 

online. $ 20,000 $ - $ 20,000

SJI-18-P-003

National Judicial Opioid Task 

Force: Phase II

CCJ/COSCA National Judicial 

Opioid Task Force: Next Phase

The initiative will continue pursuing short and long-term objectives that: 1) highlight the 

landscape of current responses and effective practices; 2) establish a mechanism to 

engage justice system partners in collaborative efforts; and 3) provide immediate tools for 

state courts in addressing the opioid crisis. $ 264,301 $ - $ 264,301

SJI-18-P-013

National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges

Military Families in Juvenile and 

Family Courts: Phase I

During Phase I, the NCJFCJ will: 1) establish a project Task Force of Military Committee 

members and armed services members to guide the initiative; 2) formulate uniform 

standards for information and resource sharing, with a major emphasis on the development 

of templates for MOUs between state courts and military posts; and 3) identify and recruit 2 

juvenile and family courts in jurisdictions with significant military presence to serve as pilot 

sites. $ 75,000 $ - $ 75,000

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, CAT Grants 

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2018 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-18-P-014

National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges

Military Families in Juvenile and 

Family Courts: Phase II

During Phase II, the NCJFCJ will: 1) create an online National Resource Center on Military 

Families in the Juvenile and Family Courts; 2) create documents for state courts/military 

installations, including template MOUs, bench cards, resource guidelines, and links to 

services; 3) develop a training curriculum for judges, military command, and key 

stakeholders on the unique issues of military families; and 4) hold a second Summit on 

Military Families and State Courts for continuing and sustaining these efforts. $ 425,000 $ - $ 425,000

SJI-18-P-020

National Center for State 

Courts

Exploring Natural Language 

Processing (NLP) Technologies 

to Support Court Operations

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field of computer science, artificial intelligence, 

and computational linguistics that employs predictive analysis and machine learning, and 

focuses on the interaction between computers and both written and spoken language. This 

project will examine the potential use of NLP in the state court setting and provide guidance 

for deploying that technology. $ 217,160 $ - $ 217,160

SJI-18-P-028

National Center for State 

Courts; Institute for the 

Advancement of the 

American Legal System

Justice in Domestic Relations: 

Phase II

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) the Institute for the Advancement of the 

American Legal System (IAALS), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court 

Judges (NCJFCJ), in partnership with the CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children, and Families 

Subcommittee, will assess the current landscape of domestic relations cases, and 

promulgate recommendations to improve proceedings, rules, and practices. $ 309,882 $ - $ 309,882

SJI-18-P-044

National Center for State 

Courts Evidence-Based Public Access

This project will provide state courts with an evidence-based approach to public access 

policies. The project will recommend which information targets, case types, and document 

types might safely and cost effectively made available for public access if using current 

automated redaction software to first remove harmful and/or sensitive content. $ 49,995 $ - $ 49,995

SJI-18-P-045

National Center for State 

Courts Continuity of Operations Planning

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC), in partnership with the Conference of Chief 

Justices/Conference of State Court Administrators (CCJ/COSCA) Joint Committee on 

Security and Emergency Preparedness, will develop resources that all courts can use to 

prepare for, and deal with, emergencies and natural disasters based on lessons-learned 

and latest best practices. $ 280,000 $ - $ 280,000

SJI-18-P-048

National Judicial Opioid Task 

Force/Children & Families 

Workgroup

State Courts Response to Opioids 

and Impact on Children

This project will: 1) help implement state court-based pilot programs that focus on reducing 

trauma and promoting safe and timely placement of children, including the use of trauma 

assessment instruments for young children (particularly below the age of 5), and trauma 

services to help provide support to children as they navigate the court and foster care 

systems; 2) utilize Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) methodologies in identifying atrisk and/or traumatized children who are court involved and connect them and their families 

to services; 3) promote evidence-based prevention, identification, and treatment for children 

and their parents related to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Substance-Exposed 

Infants; 3) identify best practices, pilot, and evaluate outcomes for early intervention court 

strategies to assist parents with substance abuse issues who are at risk of losing their 

children; and 4) examine existing and possible future court programs to enhance the 

recovery efforts of parents, while enabling their children to be safely maintained with them 

in the home. $ 590,981 $ - $ 590,981

SJI-18-P-049

National Judicial Opioid Task 

Force: Phase III

CCJ/COSCA National Judicial 

Opioid Task Force: Next Phase

The initiative will continue pursuing short and long-term objectives that: 1) highlight the 

landscape of current responses and effective practices; 2) establish a mechanism to 

engage justice system partners in collaborative efforts; and 3) provide immediate tools for 

state courts in addressing the opioid crisis. $ 200,000 $ - $ 200,000

SJI-18-P-050

National Center for State 

Courts

Building Resilient and 

Transformative Courts

New technologies, competition, litigant expectations, and rapid innovation are requiring 

state courts to transform their business models, as well as their culture. This project will 

provide state courts with techniques being increasingly used in other sectors to adapt to 

these changes. $ 100,000 $ - $ 100,000

$ 2,682,319 $ - $ 2,682,319

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2018 $ 4,469,868 $ 811,456 $ 5,281,324
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 7 $ 767,320 $ 672,721 5 $ 602,320 $ 607,721

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) 6 $ 2,846,679 $ - 6 $ 2,272,496 $ 111,970

Technical Assistance (TA) 27 $ 1,261,686 $ 297,045 23 $ 1,067,320 $ 293,710

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) 12 $ 308,147 $ 154,317 10 $ 226,342 $ 171,613

Education Support Program (ESP) 241 $ 294,010 $ - 208 $ 199,488 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 293 $ 5,477,842 $ 1,124,083 252 $ 4,367,966 $ 1,185,014

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2017

Grant Type Requested Awarded
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-17-N-030 Minnesota Judicial Branch MnMNGuardian

This project will enable the Minnesota Judiciary to expand the MyMNConservator system by 

adding guardianship filing to improve compliance for the filing of guardianship reports more 

effectively monitor the safety of wards. $ 274,950 $ 274,950 $ 549,900

SJI-17-N-031

National Association for 

Court Management

Improving Public Trust and 

Confidence in the State Courts

The project will enable NACM to meet its goals of providing comprehensive educational 

programs, publications, online forums, and distance learning opportunities to increase the 

knowledge, skills, and abilities of its members and within the judicial system. Specifically, 

the project will support educational sessions for NACM mid-year and annual meetings, 

including sessions covering all of SJI’s Priority Investment Areas. $ 133,568 $ 138,969 $ 272,537

SJI-17-N-127 Center for Court Innovation

Human Trafficking Court Online 

Tool & Technical Assistance

The Center for Court Innovation (CCI) will create a video tool, modeled after the Kentucky 

Pretrial Services Virtual Tour (SJI-15-E-229), that will highlight examples of practices in 

state courts that exemplify key principles of human trafficking intervention and prostitution 

diversion. $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 120,000

SJI-17-N-202

National Center for State 

Courts

Jurors with Disabilities: The Law 

& Practical Solutions

This project will enable the NCSC to provide guidance to state courts on how to respond to 

requested for accommodations in the jury setting. $ 9,355 $ 9,355 $ 18,710

SJI-17-N-201

National Center for State 

Courts

Judicial Response Protocol for 

Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation 

in Guardianship Cases

The NCSC will collaborate with the American Judges Association (AJA), the National 

Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ, and the National College of Probate 

Judges (NCPJ) to develop and judicial response protocols to guide judges/judicial officers in 

taking preemptive steps to address allegations or evidence of abuse, neglect, or 

exploitation in guardianship cases (including both guardianships of the person and of the 

estate). $ 124,447 $ 124,447 $ 248,894

$ 602,320 $ 607,721 $ 1,210,041

SJI-17-T-018

Texas Municipal Courts 

Association

Improving the Treatment of Court 

Users

Support to assist in developing specific elements of its curriculum planning and design for 

the 2018 Training Plan on improving the treatment of users in Texas municipal courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-019 Rhode Island Judiciary

Case Management System 

Evaluation

Support to review the Judiciary's updated case management system, which includes 

electronic filing, and make recommendations for changes that will result in improved 

efficiency. $ 36,000 $ 3,600 $ 39,600

SJI-17-T-020 24th District Court, LA

Assessment of Intensive 

Probation Services

Assistance to improve the Court’s capacity for effective communication, leadership 

development, and maintaining an effective workforce and organizational culture. $ 50,000 $ 5,500 $ 55,500

SJI-17-T-021 Minnesota Judicial Branch

Addressing the Sex Trafficking of 

Children in Minnesota

Support for a statewide educational program that will bring together judges, court 

administrators, and criminal justice professionals to raise awareness around the issues of 

sex trafficking of children and commercial sexual exploitation, equip attendees with the 

ability to better recognize this often hidden problem, and encourage collaboration. $ 50,000 $ 49,532 $ 99,532

SJI-17-T-022

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Courthouse Security 

Assessments

Assistance to strengthen court security by providing courthouse security assessments for 9 

courthouses located in 6 municipalities throughout the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-023

National Juvenile Defender 

Center

Judicial Role in Ensuring Due 

Process Rights for Children

The National Juvenile Defender Center, in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) requests support to develop juvenile justice-specific 

information cards and judicial education opportunities related to the unique needs of 

juveniles charged with delinquency. $ 50,000 $ 30,000 $ 80,000

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2017 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2017 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-17-T-024

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Access to Justice Commission 

Project

Support to achieve the goal to design and establish an Access to Justice Commission in 

Nebraska. This Commission will be charged with overseeing the many issues the Nebraska 

courts face in serving self-represented litigants, providing for the need for quality 

interpreters, addressing minority justice issues, and ensuring equal access to justice. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-025 Pima Co., AZ, Superior Court

Juvenile Court Judicial Resource 

Review

Support to assist the Court in examining the use of judicial resources, and identifying 

opportunities for improved efficiency based on quantitative and qualitative analyses. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-026

St. Louis Co., MO, Circuit 

Court

Minimum Standards for Municipal 

Courts Project

Assistance in developing and implementing strategies that enable the Municipal Divisions to 

comply with the Minimum Standards for Missouri Courts: Municipal Divisions, recently set 

by the Supreme Court of Missouri. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-027

Wisconsin Director of State 

Courts Office

Repayment of Legal Financial 

Obligations Review

Support to conduct an assessment of the collection of legal financial obligations (LFOs) 

such as fines and fees in Wisconsin. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-033

Spokane Co., WA, District 

Court Court Reengineering

Support to improve the Court’s capacity for effective communication, leadership 

development, and maintaining an effective workforce and organizational culture. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-128

Fairfax Co., VA Court 

Services Unit

Juvenile Probation System 

Review

Assistance to engage the Robert F. Kennedy, National Resource Center for Juvenile 

Justice (RFK NRC) to conduct a review of the juvenile probation system in Fairfax County, 

Virginia. $ 41,130 $ 4,570 $ 45,700

SJI-17-T-129

Juvenile Court of 

Metropolitan Nashville & 

Davidson Co., TN

Juvenile Probation Accountability 

Services Review

Support to engage the Robert F. Kennedy, National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice 

(RFK NRC) to conduct a review of the juvenile probation system in Davidson County, 

Tennessee. $ 41,545 $ 4,828 $ 46,373

SJI-17-T-130

National Center for State 

Courts

Implicit Bias Educational 

Resources

Assistance to produce a comprehensive update to widely-used, and often-cited educational 

resources on implicit bias $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 100,000

SJI-17-T-131

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts Probation System Review

Support to engage the Robert F. Kennedy, National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice 

(RFK NRC) to conduct a review of the juvenile probation system in Lancaster County, 

Nebraska, as part of broader, statewide efforts to improve the juvenile probation system. $ 41,545 $ 4,155 $ 45,700

SJI-17-T-132 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Cultural Competency Online 

Video Project

Support to develop an online video aimed at improving cultural competency among court 

staff. The video will define the concept of cultural competency, explore multicultural 

viewpoints as they relate to the justice system and the court, and help court staff recognize 

and take appropriate actions in order to better serve court users from diverse backgrounds. $ 33,000 $ 3,300 $ 36,300

SJI-17-T-133

Summit Co., OH, Common 

Pleas Court Adult Probation Assessment

Assistance to conduct an evaluation of the Adult Probation Department in relation to 

probation and pretrial services evidence-based practices, in addition to a compensation 

study. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-134 18th Judicial District, KS

Centralized to Individual 

Calendaring System Project

Assistance for a Supreme Court of Kansas-ordered transition from a master calendaring 

system to an individual judge calendaring system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-135 Michigan Judicial Institute

Leadership Academy for Court 

Management Teams

Support to develop, pilot, and institutionalize a Leadership Academy for teams of chief 

judges and court administrators across Michigan. Developing a Leadership Academy will 

provide Michigan with a planned approach and strategy to expand the knowledge and 

abilities of experienced court leadership, and develop the next generation of court 

leadership teams. $ 26,450 $ 18,225 $ 44,675

SJI-17-T-136

West Virginia Supreme Court 

of Appeals Technology Assessment Project

Support to address some of the most urgent and problematic issues identified in a recent 

NCSC initial technology assessment of the West Virginia courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-203 2nd Judicial District, NV Shared Self-Help Center Project

Support to plan and develop a shared Self-Help Center (SHC) for self-represented litigants 

accessing the 2nd Judicial District Court and the Reno Justice Court $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2017 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-17-T-207

Fulton Co., GA, Juvenile 

Court Juvenile Probation Assessment

Support to assess the effectiveness of its new case assignment system for its juvenile 

probation officers. The assessment will result in the development and recommendation of 

appropriate outcome measures, evaluation of data collection, recommended protocols for 

decision-making, and a guiding vision for the program. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-17-T-250 National Judicial College

Human Trafficking Online 

Learning Course $ 47,650 $ 60,000 $ 107,650

$ 1,067,320 $ 293,710 $ 1,361,030

SJI-17-E-028

National Association of 

Women Judges Elder Issues

Support to conduct a series of educational programs for judges on elder care issues 

including abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, self-represented older litigants, and 

language access for limited English speaking elderly. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

SJI-17-E-029

St. Louis Co., MO, Circuit 

Court

Minimum Standards for Municipal 

Courts Training Project

Support to assist the Court in developing and implementing a training program needed to 

educate the municipal divisions in St. Louis County regarding compliance with the Minimum 

Standards for Missouri Courts: Municipal Divisions , recently adopted by the Supreme Court. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-17-E-137 National Judicial College

Faculty Development Workshop: 

Presenting Courses Effectively

Assistance to modify existing faculty development workshop to include information about 

creating interactive and interesting web conferences and webcasts/webinars. $ 26,406 $ 39,197 $ 65,603

SJI-17-E-138

Texas Office of Court 

Administration

Guardianship Online Training 

Course

Support to develop and deliver, in partnership with the National Center for State 

Courts/Institute for Court Management (ICM): 1) a guardian training curriculum adapted 

from the Texas Estates Code and other relevant sources; and 2) an interactive, self-paced, 

training program with graphics, a virtual coach, practice case scenarios, and a certificate of 

completion. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-17-E-139

American Judges 

Association Educational Program Assistance to support judicial education programs in 2017. $ 15,500 $ 20,000 $ 35,500

SJI-17-E-140

Office of Probate Court 

Administrator, CT Conservator Training Program

Support to develop a web-based, self-study program to prepare new conservators for the 

duties of the position. The self-study training will be available in two tracks: 1) family 

conservators who serve on behalf of relatives and have little or no prior experience; and 2) 

professional conservators who may have legal, social work, human services or other related 

training and who serve multiple conserved persons. $ 30,000 $ 17,500 $ 47,500

SJI-17-E-204 National Judicial College

Probate Courts: Contemporary 

Issues

Assistance to adapt Probate Courts: Contemporary Issues using the highly successful SJI-funded 

curriculum Probate Matters, with an emphasis on the National Probate Court Standards. $ 29,250 $ 58,568 $ 87,818

SJI-17-E-205 Circuit Court of Cook Co., IL

Institute for Court Management 

Training Program

Support to contract with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) for the Certified Court Manager process for 30 court managers across the Court. $ 2,900 $ 4,848 $ 7,748

SJI-17-E-206

New York State Unified Court 

System

Faculty Development Workshop: 

Presenting Courses Effectively

Support to engage with the National Judicial College (NJC) to hold the two-day workshop, 

Presenting Courses Effectively: Faculty Development Workshop to participants who currently teach, 

or who could be developed as judicial faculty. $ 20,686 $ 2,000 $ 22,686

SJI-17-E-012

Missouri Office of State 

Courts Administrator ICM Training Program

Funding to support the delivery of ICM training courses to court personnel across the 

Judiciary. $ 12,600 $ 9,000 $ 21,600

$ 226,342 $ 171,613 $ 397,955

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, CAT Grants 

Total, TA Grants
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2017 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-17-P-032

National Center for State 

Courts; Pretrial Justice 

Institute

Pretrial Justice and the State 

Courts Initiative

The Initiative will build on the momentum generated by CCJ and COSCA, and help courts 

implement legal and evidence-based pretrial practices through the development of national 

resources and the provision of technical assistance (TA) targeted specifically to state 

courts. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI), 

the leading organizations in judicial and pretrial reform, will partner to implement the 

Initiative. In consultation with an Advisory Committee of judicial and pretrial reform leaders, 

NCSC and PJI will produce and widely disseminate a court pretrial organizational 

assessment tool, online educational tools, written policy papers, and provide TA for 

jurisdictions seeking expertise in specific pretrial areas. $ 610,476 $ 3,970 $ 614,446

SJI-17-P-198

Conference of Chief 

Justices/Conference of State 

Court Administrators

Juvenile Justice Reform and the 

State Courts Initiative

The initiative will enable the Resource Center partners to develop national resources and 

TA for the state courts on this critical area. In collaboration with CCJ and COSCA, the 2-

year project will build on the CCJ/COSCA regional summit and state team work, and be 

informed by the Models for Change Initiative. The CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children, and 

Families Committee and the CCJ/COSCA Criminal Justice Committee will appoint a 10-

member Advisory Committee to oversee the project. The Working Group will: identify 

juvenile justice policy, procedures, and practices that should be reformed; propose projects 

to be funded by the initiative; provide expertise to identify subject matter experts; and 

provide TA, training and other activities to the state teams as they continue to implement 

their action plans. 

$ 80,000 $ - $ 80,000

SJI-17-P-199

National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges

Updating and Innovating the 

Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines

The update to the Guidelines will include information and guidance on these three cases. 

In addition, the Guidelines will cover the use of indiscriminate shackling of juveniles during 

court. $ 106,000 $ - $ 106,000

SJI-17-P-200

National Center for State 

Courts

Leadership Curriculum for the 

State Courts

The Task Force will develop resources and materials for a 3-day, Judges Leading Other 

Judges course, and present the full curriculum to a national audience during a Leadership 

Academy in late 2017 or early 2018. Following the Leadership Academy, there will be an 

ongoing series of Judges Leading Other Judges courses and modules made available. $ 750,203 $ 108,000 $ 858,203

SJI-17-P-252

National Center for State 

Courts; Institute for the 

Advancement of the 

American Legal System

Domestic Relations Initiative: 

Phase I

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) the Institute for the Advancement of the 

American Legal System (IAALS), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court 

Judges (NCJFCJ), in partnership with the CCJ/COSCA Courts, Children, and Families 

Subcommittee, will assess the current landscape of domestic relations cases, and 

promulgate recommendations to improve proceedings, rules, and practices. $ 290,118 $ - $ 290,118

SJI-17-P-253

National Judicial Opioid Task 

Force

CCJ/COSCA National Judicial 

Opioid Task Force: Phase I

The initiative will pursue short and long-term objectives that: 1) highlight the landscape of 

current responses and effective practices; 2) establish a mechanism to engage justice 

system partners in collaborative efforts; and 3) provide immediate tools for state courts in 

addressing the opioid crisis. CCJ and COSCA will establish an Opioid Task Force to lead 

these efforts. $ 435,699 $ - $ 435,699

$ 2,272,496 $ 111,970 $ 2,384,466

Various Topics 208 ESP awards were made in FY 2017. $ 199,488 $ - $ 199,488

$ 199,488 $ - $ 199,488

$ 4,367,966 $ 1,185,014 $ 5,552,980

Education Support Program

Cumulative ESP Awards

Total, ESP

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2017

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)

Total, SIG
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 9 $ 1,055,177 $ 1,140,786 5 $ 510,643 $ 443,308

Partner 0 $ - $ - 0 $ - $ -

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) 5 $ 1,426,340 $ 560,000 5 $ 1,426,340 $ 560,000

Technical Assistance (TA) 46 $ 1,876,888 $ 330,746 44 $ 1,816,888 $ 342,996

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) 21 $ 414,611 $ 180,966 20 $ 396,361 $ 134,114

Education Support Program (ESP) 233 $ 260,258 $ - 211 $ 209,673 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 314 $ 5,033,274 $ 2,212,498 285 $ 4,359,905 $ 1,480,418

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2016

Grant Type Requested Awarded
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-16-N-001

National Center for State 

Courts

Managing Notorious Trials for the 

21st Century

The NCSC, the National Judicial College (NJC), and the Conference of Court Public 

Information Officers (CCPIO) will: 1) update the content in Managing Notorious Trials to 

reflect contemporary challenges; 2) develop a publicly accessible website for users to 

access the updated content; 3) develop downloadable tools such as checklists, bench 

guides, and sample court orders for use in notorious cases; and 4) videotape interviews of 

individuals involved in notorious trial management describing the lessons learned from 

those experiences. $ 38,699 $ 38,885 $ 77,584

SJI-16-N-002

National Association for 

Court Management

Extending Out From the Core: 

The Profession in Practice

NACM to meet its goals of providing comprehensive educational programs, publications, 

online forums, and distance learning opportunities to increase the knowledge, skills, and 

abilities of its members and within the judicial system. Specifically, the project will support 

educational sessions for NACM midyear and annual meetings, including sessions covering 

all of SJI’s Priority Investment Areas. $ 110,950 $ 116,051 $ 227,001

SJI-16-N-213 Center for Court Innovation

Domestic Violence Risk Factor 

Guide for Civil Courts: 

Enhancement Project

CCI will translate the Domestic Violence Risk Factor Guide for Self-Represented Litigants 

into Spanish, and adapt the Domestic Violence Risk Factor Guide for Civil Courts for use by 

other, non-judicial court staff who assist with temporary orders for protection. $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 80,000

SJI-16-N-214

New York State Unified Court 

System

Development and Implementation 

of an Online Dispute Resolution 

Platform

The New York UCS, in collaboration with the Permanent Commission on Access to Justice 

will develop and implement a court-based online dispute resolution platform for consumer 

debt cases. $ 125,000 $ 125,000 $ 250,000

SJI-16-N-273

Arkansas Supreme Court 

Commission on Children

Statewide Implementation of 

Juvenile Justice Reforms

Support for statewide implementation of a battery of validated, risk-based decision-making 

tools, including the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), as well as 

establishing improved training and practice standards for juvenile officers. $ 195,994 $ 123,372 $ 319,366

$ 510,643 $ 443,308 $ 953,951

SJI-16-T-005 9th Circuit Court, MI

Planning for the Future of the 

Courts

Support to plan for the future of the Circuit, District, and Probate Courts. The strategic 

planning process will help leadership critically evaluate the current structure and 

operations, and develop and implement a plan to better use and coordinate resources, 

enhance services, and streamline processes. $ 47,800 $ 27,830 $ 75,630

SJI-16-T-006 7th Judicial Circuit, MD Building a Court Community

Assistance to undergo a strategic planning process that will expand access to the public 

using technology, broaden community relationships, and train and develop the judicial 

workforce. $ 48,360 $ 5,000 $ 53,360

SJI-16-T-007

Snohomish Co., WA, 

Superior Court

District Court Consolidation 

Assessment

Funding to conduct a court consolidation assessment to determine the feasibility of moving 

some or all of the court services now being performed in one or more of the four Court 

divisions’ courthouses to a new or remodeled courthouse. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-008

Supreme Court of North 

Dakota North Dakota Caseflow Project

Assistance to help the North Dakota Judiciary plan for a new caseflow management system 

for the trial courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-009 Supreme Court of Louisiana

Louisiana Court Costs & Fees 

Collection Improvement Plan

Support to implement the recommendations of the Standing Committee to Evaluate 

Requests for Court Costs and Fees (Court Cost Committee) to better collect costs and fees 

throughout the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-010

Tuolumne Co., CA, Superior 

Court

Process Analysis & Case 

Management System 

Requirements

Funding to conduct a high level business process analysis and to develop requirements for 

a new case management system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-011 Supreme Court of Indiana

Strengthening the Governance of 

Indiana's Courts

Support to implement the recommendations from the implementation phase of the SJIfunded Executive Session on State Court Leadership in the 21 st Century . Specifically, the 

implementation of a new organizational structure, development of a transition plan, and 

defining new roles and relationships within the Indiana Judiciary. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-012

Multnomah County, OR, 

Circuit Court Court Governance Project

Assistance to facilitate the Court’s examination and enhancement of its governance 

structure and decision-making processes. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2016 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2016 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-16-T-013 Council for Court Excellence

Remote Public Access to 

Electronic Court Records

Technical assistance to the D.C. Courts in understanding the challenges courts face in 

instituting remote public access to electronic court records in order to inform decisionmaking on this issue. $ 30,000 $ 15,000 $ 45,000

SJI-16-T-014

National Juvenile Defender 

Center

The Role of Juvenile Defense 

Counsel in Delinquency Court

Support to develop and disseminate up to 4 judicial information cards on the role of juvenile 

defense counsel and the importance of access to counsel for youth charged with 

delinquency in juvenile courts. $ 50,000 $ 30,000 $ 80,000

SJI-16-T-058

Cochise Co., AZ, Superior 

Court

Law Library & Online SelfRepresented Litigant ServicesSupport to provide assistance to self-represented litigants access online services via the 

Law Library and other methods. $ 50,000 $ 10,000 $ 60,000

SJI-16-T-138

North Carolina Administrative 

Office of the Courts

North Carolina Courts Human 

Trafficking Initiative

Assistance to engage the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative to increase 

court capacity to perform an effective role in human trafficking-involved cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-139

Pierce Co., WA, District 

Court

Court Organizational 

Reengineering & Workforce 

Transition

Support to revise the 2011 Strategic Plan; prepare for reengineering court operations; 

create leadership development opportunities; and enhance court culture and 

communication. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-140

Mississippi Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Addressing Human Trafficking 

Cases in the Mississippi Courts

Assistance to engage the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative to increase 

court capacity to perform an effective role in human trafficking-involved cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-141 Hawaii Judiciary

Commercially Sexually Exploited 

Children Human Trafficking 

Initiative

Support to engage the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative to increase 

court capacity to perform an effective role in human trafficking-involved cases, with a focus 

on Commercially Sexually Exploited Children. $ 50,000 $ 5,640 $ 55,640

SJI-16-T-142

Utah Administrative Office of 

the Courts Online Dispute Resolution

Support to adapt the current process of intake, filing, service, evidence presentation and 

exchange, negotiation and mediation, trial, and supplemental findings to an online 

environment. $ 48,000 $ 5,000 $ 53,000

SJI-16-T-143

California Commission on 

Judicial Performance Judicial Mentoring Program

Funding to develop a confidential judicial mentoring program for judges where a 

commission investigation has identified problematic treatment of litigants and others 

appearing before them. $ 12,640 $ 2,650 $ 15,290

SJI-16-T-144 Wyoming Supreme Court Court Security Project

Support to strengthen security by contracting with the National Center for State Courts 

(NCSC) to provide courthouse security assessments in 8 locations throughout the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-145

Georgia Administrative Office 

of the Courts

Human Trafficking and the 

Georgia Courts

Support to contract with the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative and the 

Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia (ICJE) to increase court capacity to 

perform an effective role in human trafficking-involved cases. $ 34,182 $ 5,000 $ 39,182

SJI-16-T-146

Tennessee Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Bridging the Gaps on Human 

Trafficking

Assistance to contract with the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative and 

the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University to increase court capacity to 

perform an effective role in human trafficking-involved cases. $ 50,000 $ 16,900 $ 66,900

SJI-16-T-147

National Center for State 

Courts Documenting Teleservices

Project will identify best practices in the utilization of teleservices in the provision of courtrelated monitoring and treatment services. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-148

South Carolina Judicial 

Department

Human Trafficking and the South 

Carolina Courts

Support to contract with the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative to hold a 

juvenile human trafficking summit and develop an action plan for addressing this critical 

issue. $ 22,165 $ 7,462 $ 29,627

SJI-16-T-149 Kansas Judicial Branch

Job Classification & Salary 

Analysis

Funding to conduct a job classification and salary analysis for court staff in three levels of 

Kansas courts. $ 50,000 $ 10,000 $ 60,000

SJI-16-T-150 Circuit Court of Cook Co., IL Caseflow Management Initiative

Assistance to develop, implement, and evaluate an integrated best practices approach for 

felony caseflow management. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-151

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Court Education Reengineering 

Project

Support to increase the educational capacity of the Judiciary to provide cost-effective 

learning opportunities that emphasize knowledge, skills, and leadership development for all 

judicial officers and court personnel. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-215

Cuyahoga Co., OH, Common 

Pleas Court

Welcome to the Court Video 

Project

Support to create a series of videos promoting the awareness of, and engagement with, the 

courts in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. $ 17,448 $ 17,448 $ 34,896

SJI-16-T-216

Superior Court of Maricopa 

Co., AZ Commercial Court Evaluation

Assistance for an evaluation of the Court’s new Commercial Court calendar. The purpose 

of the Commercial Court is to improve judicial services to businesses with commercial 

disputes. $ 25,000 $ 10,000 $ 35,000
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2016 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-16-T-217

Superior Court of Ventura 

Co., CA Mixteco Video

Support to the development of an informational video about accessing the court in the 

Mixteco Baja language. $ 3,000 $ 3,000 $ 6,000

SJI-16-T-218

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts Statewide Educational Summit

Support for a case management educational conference to improve the case management 

skills of probation staff. $ 12,428 $ 14,428 $ 26,856

SJI-16-T-219

Greene Co., OH, Juvenile 

Court Operational Assessment

Assistance for the planning, executing, and documenting a comprehensive operational 

assessment of the Juvenile Court’s operations. $ 36,500 $ 3,650 $ 40,150

SJI-16-T-220

New York State Unified Court 

System

State & Tribal Courts Educational 

Summit

Support for educational sessions to help promote and sustain justice for all people by 

identifying and deliberating criminal justice issues as they intersect New York state and 

tribal courts. $ 5,000 $ 18,615 $ 23,615

SJI-16-T-221

Nebraska Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Review of Nebraska Court 

System Clerk's Offices

Funding to conduct a legislatively-requested review of Nebraska’s county and district court 

clerk’s offices in order to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-222

Colorado Administrative 

Office of the Courts Domestic Relations Triage Project

Funding to: 1) develop domestic relations case triage tools specific to Colorado; 2) 

recommend a process for implementation of the tools; and 3) establish performance 

measures to evaluate the impact of the tools. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-223

Florida Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Strategic Planning Workshop for 

Florida's Courts

Support to support a strategic planning workshop in October 2016. This workshop will 

underscore and promote the goals identified in the Florida Judiciary’s new long-range 

strategic plan, and serve as a kick-off for local implementation efforts. $ 12,950 $ 14,198 $ 27,148

SJI-16-T-224

Delaware Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Delaware Criminal Case 

Scheduling Initiative

Funding to assist in reviewing and revising criminal case scheduling practices in the four 

courts that hear criminal cases across the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-281

Thurston Co., WA, Superior 

Court Caseflow Assessment

Assistance to: 1) conduct a thorough study of the Court’s caseflow management structure 

and procedures; and 2) recommend feasible approaches to improve the disposition of 

criminal and civil cases. $ 42,000 $ 4,200 $ 46,200

SJI-16-T-282 CNMI Judiciary

Addressing Human Trafficking 

Cases in the CNMI Courts

Support to engage with the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative to assist 

the Judiciary’s efforts to effectively manage cases involving human trafficking victims and 

their families. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-283 Van Buren Co., MI, Courts

New Courts & Jail Additions 

Review

Funding to review Van Buren County’s previously developed courthouse space program 

and provide guidance on a new courthouse design. $ 42,500 $ 4,250 $ 46,750

SJI-16-T-284

New Orleans, LA, Municipal 

Court

Assignment & Case Management 

Plan for Consolidation of 

Municipal & Traffic Courts

Support to engage the Justice Management Institute (JMI) in assisting in consolidating the 

caseflow management functions of the Municipal and Traffic Courts in New Orleans. $ 49,665 $ 5,000 $ 54,665

SJI-16-T-285

Allegheny Co., PA, Court of 

Common Pleas

Evidence-Based Practices 

Supervisor Mentoring

Funding to assist in identifying the key roles, responsibilities, and tasks of adult probation 

supervisors in an agency that has fully implemented evidenced-based practices. $ 27,250 $ 2,725 $ 29,975

SJI-16-T-286

Supreme Court of the Virgin 

Islands

Implementation of Administrative 

Unification of the Supreme and 

Superior Courts

Funding to assist in developing an implementation plan for the administrative unification of 

the Supreme Court and the Superior Court. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-287 17th Judicial District, CO Case Assignment Evaluation

Support to evaluate current methods of case assignment for judges and magistrates, 

leading to the development and implementation of an alternative case assignment and 

scheduling process that will be piloted in Adams County, Colorado. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-288

Allegheny Co., PA, Court of 

Common Pleas

Juvenile Probation Performance 

Measures Development

Funding to support the Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES) aimed at 

reducing risk among juvenile offenders by collecting and analyzing data on timeliness and 

measuring user satisfaction. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-16-T-289

Missouri Office of State 

Courts Administrator

Pilot 24:1 Municipal Division 

Consolidation Project Support to help support a locally-driven, municipal court pilot consolidation project. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

Total, TA Grants $ 1,816,888 $ 342,996 $ 2,159,884
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2016 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-16-E-003 Guam Judiciary

WINGS Implementation & 

Guardianship Training

Support to: 1) reform the Public Guardianship Review Board into a coordinated state 

court/community partnership with implementation of the National Guardianship Network’s 

Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders (WINGS) initiative; and 2) 

create a guardian training program using best practices. $ 11,798 $ 14,570 $ 26,368

SJI-16-E-004

Merced Co., CA Superior 

Court

Online Courthouse Security 

Training

Support to contract with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) to adapt an online curriculum for interactive security training. $ 12,000 $ 5,000 $ 17,000

SJI-16-E-133 Oregon Judicial Department

Language Access Training & 

Development

Assistance to continue implementation of the Oregon Language Access Plan’s objectives 

related to education and training. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-16-E-134 National Judicial College Judicial Webcasts Support to create and present 12 webcasts to judges across the United States. $ 19,890 $ 4,275 $ 24,165

SJI-16-E-135 National Judicial College

Online Learning Modules for 

Judges & Judicial Educators

Funding to produce and present 8 online, self-study learning modules to judges and judicial 

educators from across the United States. $ 21,459 $ 4,573 $ 26,032

SJI-16-E-136

National Center for State 

Courts Digital Evidence Training

The NCSC and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA)/National 

Association for Court Management (NACM) Joint Technology Committee (JTC) will conduct 

4 regional training events on the topic of digital evidence. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-16-E-137 Minnesota Judicial Branch

Guardianship & Conservatorship 

Online Training Course

Support to develop and deliver an online curriculum for guardians and conservators, 

adapted from the Minnesota Guardianship and Conservatorship Manual. $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 30,000

SJI-16-E-225

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts Guardianship Training Course

Assistance to develop and deliver, in partnership with the National Center for State 

Courts/Institute for Court Management (ICM), a guardianship training course. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-16-E-226 Arkansas Supreme Court 

Development of Online Training 

Module for Court Security Officers

Support to develop and deliver, in partnership with the National Center for State 

Courts/Institute for Court Management (ICM), additional online modules for Court Security 

Officers (CSOs). $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-16-E-227

American Judges 

Association

Redesign Domestic Abuse 

Education for Judges

Funding to redesign, in partnership with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for 

Court Management (ICM), an online domestic abuse education program for judges. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-16-E-228

2nd District Court of Appeals, 

FL

Managing Human Resources 

Course

Support to contract with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) to offer the ICM Managing Human Resources course. $ 18,000 $ 29,700 $ 47,700

SJI-16-E-229 National Judicial College

Peer to Peer: Building Capacity 

Course

Support to develop and deliver a 4.5 day course titled, Peer to Peer: Building Capacity , 

which will teach the fundamental concepts of becoming a mentor coach for other judges. $ 19,383 $ 3,879 $ 23,262

SJI-16-E-230 Judicial Council of California

Advanced Judicial Studies 

Institute

Support to develop the Advanced Judicial College educational program to provide 

education to experienced judges in California – those who have been on the bench for 8 

years or more. $ 21,885 $ 14,093 $ 35,978

SJI-16-E-274 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Court Interpreter Assessment & 

Training Program

Support to ensure meaningful access to limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals by 

improving the quality of oral language interpretation provided by certified staff court 

interpreters and interpreters working towards certification. $ 6,682 $ 743 $ 7,425

SJI-16-E-275 Supreme Court of Ohio

Court Interpreter Training 

Program

Assistance to meet the certification needs for court interpreting effectively through 

collaboration with a post-secondary educational institution. This will prepare interpreters to 

enter the court interpreting profession and increase certification pass rates. $ 24,000 $ 3,600 $ 27,600

SJI-16-E-276 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Successful Interactions with 

People with Hidden Disabilities, 

Part II: Vicarious Trauma

Assistance to support the second and final component of the Successful Interactions with 

People with Hidden Disabilities training series, with a course on vicarious traumatization – 

the impact of working with traumatized people on public service professionals. $ 9,750 $ 1,300 $ 11,050

SJI-16-E-277 Maryland Judiciary

Faculty Development Workshop: 

Presenting Courses Effectively

Support to work with the National Judicial College (NJC) to present the two-day workshop, 

Designing and Presenting Programs Effectively for select judges who will serve as future 

faculty for the Judiciary. $ 16,866 $ 8,433 $ 25,299

SJI-16-E-278

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Safe Exchange Supervised 

Visitation Practice Standards 

Online Training

Safe Exchange Supervised Visitation (SESV) Practice Standards Online Training program 

will help ensure that providers are adequately trained. Furthermore, there is a high turnover 

rate of providers which necessitates constant orientation trainings. This online curriculum 

will provide that training immediately. $ 16,500 $ 3,300 $ 19,800

SJI-16-E-279 Circuit Court of Cook Co., IL ICM Training Program

Support to contract with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) to initiate and facilitate the certification of court management professionals in the 

Circuit Court. $ 25,000 $ 2,500 $ 27,500

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2016 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-16-E-280 National Judicial College

Human Trafficking Education for 

Judges

Support to create and present three human trafficking courses for judges in Puerto Rico, 

Tennessee, and Iowa. $ 8,148 $ 8,148 $ 16,296

$ 396,361 $ 134,114 $ 530,475

SJI-16-P-015

National Center for State 

Courts

Conservatorship Accountability 

Project: Phase II

The project goals are to: 1) disseminate, adapt, and pilot conservatorship accounting 

software in three states; and 2) develop and test tools to identify problematic cases and 

direct critical resources to those cases. As part of these efforts, the NCSC plans to develop 

a Conservatorship Accountability Project (CAP) Network to encourage more states to adopt 

this software. Furthermore, the NCSC wants to empirically test the “red flags” developed in 

Minnesota to ensure that standardized alerts/reports are generated based on sound data. $ 40,680 $ - $ 40,680

SJI-16-P-131

National Center for State 

Courts

Best Practices for Court Privacy 

Policy Formulation

The NCSC, in partnership with the Center for Legal and Court Technology (CLCT) at the 

College of William & Mary and the Council for Court Excellence (CCE), will identify several 

technology capability gaps that undermine the effectiveness of many current policies. The 

overall result will be court policies that better protect the privacy of court customers while 

maximizing transparency to the public. $ 100,000 $ - $ 100,000

SJI-16-P-132

National Center for State 

Courts

CCJ/COSCA National Task Force 

on Fines, Fees, & Bail Practices

The project will support the Conference of Chief Justices/Conference of State Court 

Administrators National Task Force on Fines, Fees and Bail Practices to address the 

ongoing impact that court fines and fees and bail practices have on communities. One of 

the aims of the nationally–led initiative is to understand and address how fines, fees, and 

bail disproportionately impact the economically disadvantaged across the United States. $ 600,000 $ 180,000 $ 780,000

SJI-16-P-231

National Center for State 

Courts

Civil Justice Initiative 

Implementation Phase

The CJI implementation project will: 1) develop a roadmap for implementing the 

recommendations; 2) provide technical assistance to 6-10 jurisdictions; 3) develop and pilot 

test automated triage criteria; 4) define, implement, and evaluate professional staffing 

teams for civil case management; and 5) conduct a demonstration pilot project in the 11th 

Circuit Court of Florida (Miami-Dade), where the recommendations will be tested fully 

across the entire Civil Division. $ 620,000 $ 380,000 $ 1,000,000

SJI-16-P-290

National Center for State 

Courts

Evaluation of Online Dispute 

Resolution Projects

The NCSC and the American Bar Foundation will modify an existing evaluation framework 

to assess a wide variety of access to justice programs. The framework will then be 

available for use by all states to evaluate their access to justice programs to determine 

effectiveness. As a starting point, the modified evaluation framework will be used to assess 

the Utah and New York court-based Online Dispute Resolution programs. $ 65,660 $ - $ 65,660

$ 1,426,340 $ 560,000 $ 1,986,340

Various Topics 211 ESP awards were made in FY 2016. $ 209,673 $ - $ 209,673

$ 209,673 $ - $ 209,673

$ 4,359,905 $ 1,480,418 $ 5,840,323

Total, SIG

Education Support Program

Cumulative ESP Awards

Total, ESP

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2016

Total, CAT Grants 

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 11 $ 976,566 $ 956,397 9 $ 759,746 $ 826,397

Partner 0 $ - $ - 0 $ - $ -

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) 6 $ 1,969,066 $ 547,756 6 $ 1,883,257 $ 547,758

Technical Assistance (TA) 35 $ 1,519,828 $ 530,170 26 $ 1,165,963 $ 276,848

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) 12 $ 304,966 $ 131,091 10 $ 304,966 $ 131,091

Education Support Program (ESP) 218 $ 245,838 $ - 188 $ 181,828 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 282 $ 5,016,264 $ 2,165,414 239 $ 4,295,760 $ 1,782,094

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2015

Grant Type Requested Awarded
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-15-N-001

The Institute for the 

Advancement of the 

American Legal System

Cases Without Counsel: 

Experiences of SelfRepresentation in Family Court

This project will focus on the experiences of self-represented litigants (SRLs) in the family 

court system. The final report will be designed to help all jurisdictions identify steps they 

can take to provide effective support to SRLs, and better ensure fair access to the family 

court system. $ 75,000 $ 100,000 $ 175,000

SJI-15-N-030

National Association for 

Court Management

Foundational Tenets of the 

Revised Core Competencies

NACM will: 1) deliver nationally significant educational programs, related material, and 

curriculum focusing on embracing the courts of the future; and 2) expand and broaden 

remote technology training opportunities through distance learning. $ 113,439 $ 116,190 $ 229,629

SJI-15-N-031

National Center for State 

Courts

Next Generation Court 

Technology Standards

The Next Generation Court Technology Standards (NextGen Standards) project will create 

standards that can be applied broadly, delivering tools and techniques to assist state courts 

in establishing requirements for technology solutions that are focused on meeting business 

needs. $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 120,000

SJI-15-N-032

National Center for State 

Courts

National Pandemic and 

Emergency Response Project

This project will enable the NCSC to support the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) in their 

efforts to address pandemic planning in the state courts. The NCSC and CCJ will develop 

and disseminate a national handbook and education on pandemic planning and emergency 

response to prepare state courts for these events. $ 29,000 $ 29,000 $ 58,000

SJI-15-N-107 Center for Court Innovation

Domestic Violence Risk Factor 

Guide for Civil Courts

CCI will develop a Domestic Violence Risk Factor Guide for Civil Courts that will enable civil 

courts to assess risk and respond to those risk factors, as well as assist self-represented 

litigants identify and articulate their own risk factors. $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 80,000

SJI-15-N-108

National Center for State 

Courts

A Model for Excellence: 

Framework to Support a Holistic 

System of Professional 

Development for Judges

The NCSC will develop a model framework that, for the first time, comprehensively captures 

the knowledge, skills, abilities, behaviors, and other factors that contribute to judicial 

excellence. The framework will serve as a comprehensive guide for innovate new state 

judicial education and professional development initiatives for state court judges. $ 124,757 $ 124,757 $ 249,514

SJI-15-N-109

South Dakota Unified 

Judicial System Judicial Workload Assessment

Support for a workload assessment of circuit court judges in the state, and how be that work 

can be allocated. $ 57,000 $ 57,000 $ 114,000

SJI-15-N-177 Hawaii Judiciary

Workload & Workflow 

Assessment of Court Operations 

Staff

The Hawaii Judiciary is in the process of implementing a new case management system, 

and is requesting assistance to contract with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to 

assist in providing accurate and current weighted caseload data needed to determine 

whether the courts are adequately staffed and to improve workflow processes in the 1st 

Circuit. In addition, a workload and workflow assessment will ensure informed discussions 

regarding the allocation of staff. $ 60,550 $ 99,450 $ 160,000

SJI-15-N-178

North Carolina Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Chief Justice's 2015-2017 MultiDisciplinary Study Commission

The Commission will consider the current structure and operations of the Judicial Branch, 

and make recommendations to the Chief Justice for reengineering and redesigning the 

Branch to improve efficiency and effectiveness. $ 200,000 $ 200,000 $ 400,000

$ 759,746 $ 826,397 $ 1,586,143

SJI-15-T-037

Coconino Co., AZ, Superior 

Court

Coconino County Courts Justice 

2035

Support to update the 5-year strategic plan to address new and future challenges. The 

strategic planning process will continue to include community stakeholder feedback on 

areas for improved performance. $ 50,000 $ 18,200 $ 68,200

SJI-15-T-038 Guam Judiciary

Addressing Human Trafficking 

Cases in the Guam Courts

Support to engage the Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative to increase 

court capacity to perform an effective role in human trafficking-involved cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-039 Montana Supreme Court

Juvenile Probation Workload 

Study

Assistance to assess the workload of Juvenile Probation Officers (JPOs), and recommend 

reallocations of their work based on the results of the study. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-040

Massachusetts Supreme 

Judicial Court

Attorney Conducted Voir Dire 

Project

Support to engage the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Center for Jury Studies to 

work with a Juror Voir Dire Committee to comply with a new state law that permits attorneys 

to directly examine prospective jurors. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2015 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2015 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-15-T-041

43rd Judicial District Court of 

Common Pleas, PA Strategic Technology Planning

The Court will develop a plan to choose and implement technology that will best meet the 

needs of the Court and its stakeholders. $ 20,000 $ 5,000 $ 25,000

SJI-15-T-042 2nd Judicial District, MN

Caseflow Management and 

Calendaring

Support to assess the caseflow and calendaring procedures, and current use of judges in 

the Court, and recommend the most effective use of judge time. $ 45,500 $ 4,550 $ 50,050

SJI-15-T-043

Administrative Office of the 

Illinois Courts

Probation Statistical Data 

Collection

Assistance to identify the framework needed to replace the current aggregate statistical 

collection and reporting system with one that will enable the Judiciary to conduct more 

statistical analysis. This will support the effective delivery of adult probation, juvenile 

probation, and pretrial services across the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-044

King County Superior Court, 

WA Court Culture and Governance

Funding to strengthen the Court's leadership model and enhance governance mechanisms 

using the High Performance Court Framework $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-15-T-112

National Center for State 

Courts

Innovative Approaches to 

Expediting Case Resolution in 

Appellate Courts

On behalf of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ), Conference of State Court 

Administrators (COSCA), and the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks (NCACC), 

the NCSC requests support to compile and disseminate successful approaches 

implemented by intermediate appellate courts and courts of last resort that have resulted in 

increased efficiencies and reduced time to disposition in appellate cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-113 Kansas Supreme Court

Website Redesign Planning & 

Strategy

Funding to assist in strategic planning and foundational work for building a modern Kansas 

Judicial Branch website. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-114 1st Judicial District, PA Language of Justice Institute

Support to hire a consultant (via an RFP process) to develop and launch a formal academic 

course of study for court interpreters designed to prepare graduates for state court 

interpreter certification examinations. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-115 10th District Court, MN Space Needs Assessment

Funding to determine the amounts and types of space that will be needed in the future for 

the District Court. $ 17,500 $ 17,500 $ 35,000

SJI-15-T-119

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Missouri Municipal Court Best 

Practices

Statewide assessment of municipal courts and municipal court practices to determine 

efficiencies and best practices that can be promoted across all municipal courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-184 11th Judicial Circuit, FL

Miami-Dade Civil Courthouse P3 

Effective Solution Project

Funding to provide expert consultation on the Public Private Partnership (P3) design 

process for a new courthouse for the Civil Division of the 11th Judicial Circuit. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-185

Santa Barbara Co., CA, 

Superior Court

Planning for the Future of the 

Court

Funding to update the Court’s strategic plan and priorities. The updated strategic plan will 

provide a much needed roadmap for the future, enabling the applicant to continue to 

reengineer operations and improve performance. $ 50,000 $ 30,740 $ 80,740

SJI-15-T-186

National Center for State 

Courts

Peacemaking Model in the State 

Courts

The NCSC will collaborate with the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) on a project to assist 

state courts in learning about the concepts of peacemaking, and to create a guide to help 

courts implement a peacemaking program. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-187

Mohave Co., AZ, Superior 

Court

Mohave County Courthouse 

Design

Funding to provide assistance to both the Court and County on the design of a new 

courthouse. $ 30,000 $ 50,000 $ 80,000

SJI-15-T-188 15th Judicial Circuit, FL

Improving Magistrate Case 

Management Practices

Support to review magistrates’ case management practices, recommend improvements, and 

train magistrates on the new procedures. $ 45,000 $ 10,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-189

Washington Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Appellate Court Case 

Management Process 

Assessment

Support to assess current administrative and case management practices. The assessment 

will also include evaluations of the functions and operating procedures of clerical and legal 

staff. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-190

Tennessee Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Statewide General Sessions Data 

Repository RFP/Project 

Assistance

Funding to hire a contract business analyst to oversee the RFP process from development, 

through evaluation and award for a new statewide general sessions courts data repository. $ 49,963 $ 33,765 $ 83,728

SJI-15-T-230

Cyahoga Co., OH, Common 

Pleas Court Operational Review

Support to identify the organizational and performance issues facing the Court today, and 

recommend key strategies to improve operations, management, and governance. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2015 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-15-T-231

Orange Co., CA, Superior 

Court

Family Law Unit Reengineering 

Project

Assistance to diagnose problems within the Court’s Family Law Unit’s case processing 

procedures, develop recommendations for changes, and assist in prioritizing and 

implementing needed changes. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-232

Arkansas Administrative 

Office of the Court

Arkansas Juvenile Probation 

Review

Funding to conduct a review of juvenile intake and probation standards and practices to 

provide recommendations for improvements. $ 46,000 $ 7,100 $ 53,100

SJI-15-T-233

Fulton Co., GA, Juvenile 

Court Educational Neglect Project

Support to engage a consultant to assist in identifying best practices, strategies, and/or 

models that address educational neglect in Fulton County, Georgia. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-15-T-234 American University

Developing Training Tools for 

Courts: Special Immigrant 

Juvenile Status in Family Courts

Support to modify the curriculum and training material developed, piloted, and refined from 

three previous projects to include additional training modules on the state courts’ role in 

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in family court cases. The project will also include 

direct technical assistance to state and local courts seeking more in depth analysis on this 

issue, and a Family Law Guide for State Court Judges on SIJS . $ 50,000 $ 23,793 $ 73,793

SJI-15-T-235 25th District Court, MI

Court Consolidation Impact 

Assessment

Assistance to determine how the Court can best address facility and operation concerns 

resulting from the consolidation of three district courts’ operations into the Court. $ 32,000 $ 3,200 $ 35,200

Total, TA Grants $ 1,165,963 $ 276,848 $ 1,442,811
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2015 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-15-E-033

Administrative Office of the 

Illinois Courts Online Ethics Training

Support to work with the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management 

(ICM) to develop and deliver a curriculum that is optimized for an online training program 

adapted from the Code of Conduct for Illinois non-judicial staff. $ 29,000 $ 29,051 $ 58,051

SJI-15-E-034 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Successful Interactions with 

People with Hidden Disabilities: 

Vicarious Trauma

Assistance to support the second and final component of the Successful Interactions with 

People with Hidden Disabilities training series, with a course on vicarious traumatization – 

the impact of working with traumatized people on public service professionals. $ 30,000 $ 3,900 $ 33,900

SJI-15-E-035 Minnesota Judicial Branch

Designing and Development 

Programs Effectively: A Faculty 

Development Workshop

The Judicial Branch will work with the National Judicial College (NJC) to present the fourday program, Designing and Presenting Programs Effectively for select judges who 

will serve as future faculty for the Judicial Branch. $ 24,800 $ 25,000 $ 49,800

SJI-15-E-036 Judicial Council of Georgia

Records Management Training 

Program

The Judicial Council of Georgia, in partnership with the Metropolitan Court Clerks’ 

Association of Georgia (MCCA) will develop a training program in records management for 

Georgia court clerks. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-15-E-110

American Judges 

Association

2015 Combined Education 

Program

The American Judges Association (AJA), in collaboration with the National Association of 

State Judicial Educators (NASJE) and the Washington State Administrative Office of the 

Courts seeks funding to support the educational components of a combined educational 

program. $ 30,000 $ 20,000 $ 50,000

SJI-15-E-111 National Judicial College

Probate Matters: Education for 

Judicial Officers

Support to adapt an existing course, Probate Court Proceedings , to an updated, online 

series of modules for judges that includes the SJI-funded National Probate Court Standards 

(SJI-10-T-180). $ 20,500 $ 4,605 $ 25,105

SJI-15-E-179 National Judicial College

Taking the Bench: An Online 

Course for New Judges

Support to modify and update the existing Taking the Bench course to provide more 

opportunity for web-based interactions with NJC faculty. $ 25,212 $ 2,781 $ 27,993

SJI-15-E-180 10th Judicial Circuit, FL

Court Community 

Communications for Florida 

Judicial Branch Personnel

Funding to bring the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court Management (ICM) 

course, Court Community Communication , to Florida. $ 20,000 $ 11,500 $ 31,500

SJI-15-E-181 Virginia Supreme Court Distance Learning Workshop

Funding to contract with The National Judicial College (NJC) to present the 3-day Distance 

Learning Workshop for select judges and court staff. $ 16,976 $ 3,730 $ 20,706

SJI-15-E-182 National Judicial College

Established Water Rights, 

Changing Conditions

Support for the Dividing the Waters Program, which equips judges and other judicial officers 

with the skills needed to effectively handle complex, multi-party law cases as conditions in 

the environment and their community change. Attention will focus on cases involving 

resolution of inter-jurisdictional water conflicts. $ 19,478 $ 10,024 $ 29,502

SJI-15-E-228

National Association of 

Women Judges

Judicial Education: Immigration 

and Human Trafficking Issues

Support to update and continue delivering an established training program on human 

trafficking (both sex and labor trafficking) to its membership, with a new focus on developing 

interagency collaborative teams. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

SJI-15-E-229

Kentucky Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Online Kentucky Pretrial Services 

Education Program

Assistance to produce a virtual tour of Kentucky’s exemplary pretrial services program that 

would efficiently transfer knowledge about the program, and reduce both the strain on the 

AOC’s resources and the travel costs of jurisdictional teams from across the U.S. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

$ 304,966 $ 131,091 $ 436,057

$ - $ - $ -

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, CAT Grants 

Partner Grants

Total, Partner Grants
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2015 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-15-P-029

New York Unified Court 

System

National Summit on Human 

Trafficking and the State Courts.

The New York Unified Court System (UCS), in partnership with the Human Trafficking and 

the States Courts Collaborative, the Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State 

Court Administrators, and the National Center for State Courts is requesting a Strategic 

Initiatives Grant to host a national summit on human trafficking and the state courts. The 

one-and-a-half day summit will examine the issue of human trafficking (both labor and sex) 

and identify best practices from existing court programs and the work of the Collaborative. $ 431,257 $ - $ 431,257

SJI-15-P-116

National Center for State 

Courts

Engaging with Minority and 

Economically Disadvantaged 

Communities to Enhance Public 

Trust & Confidence

This initiative will establish an engagement strategy to bridge the gap between minority 

communities and court leadership through collaborative efforts to reach out and dialogue 

that will lead to increased public trust and confidence in the courts. $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 1,000,000

SJI-15-P-117 Center for Court Innovation

National Procedural Fairness 

Education & Training Initiative

CCI will develop education and training resources for judges, court managers, and court 

staff on procedural fairness. $ 200,000 $ - $ 200,000

SJI-15-P-118

National Center for State 

Courts

National Procedural Fairness 

Education & Training Initiative

Funding to support the NCSC/ICM partnership with CCI on the procedural fairness training 

initiative. $ 50,000 $ - $ 50,000

SJI-15-P-183

Center for Public Policy 

Studies

Human Trafficking & The State 

Courts Collaborative: Phase III

With additional SIG funding in FY 2015, the HT Collaborative will expand technical 

assistance to other state and local courts, increase education and training, and continue 

strengthening partnerships at the federal, state, and local levels. $ 450,000 $ - $ 450,000

SJI-15-P-237

National Center for State 

Courts

Conservatorship Accountability 

Project: Phase I

Support to disseminate, adapt, and pilot conservatorship accounting software in three 

states; and, develop and test tools to identify problematic cases and direct critical resources 

to those cases. As part of these efforts, the NCSC will develop a Conservatorship 

Accountability Project (CAP) Network to encourage more states to adopt this software. $ 252,000 $ 47,756 $ 299,756

$ 1,883,257 $ 547,756 $ 2,431,013

Various Topics 188 ESP awards were made in FY 2015. $ 181,828 $ - $ 181,828

$ 181,828 $ - $ 181,828

$ 4,295,760 $ 1,782,092 $ 6,077,852

Total, SIG

Education Support Program

Cumulative ESP Awards

Total, ESP

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2015

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 12 $ 958,424 $ 709,094 10 $ 695,094 $ 649,094

Partner 0 $ - $ - 0 $ - $ -

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) 5 $ 1,723,974 $ 10,000 5 $ 1,723,974 $ 10,000

Technical Assistance (TA) 26 $ 1,221,900 $ 177,900 25 $ 1,171,900 $ 179,400

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) 14 $ 375,000 $ 87,810 11 $ 284,000 $ 72,500

Education Support Program (ESP) 215 $ 237,220 $ - 196 $ 195,045 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 272 $ 4,516,518 $ 984,804 247 $ 4,070,013 $ 910,994

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2014

Grant Type Requested Awarded
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-14-N-009 Maryland Judiciary

Adult Guardianship Special 

Assistant Project

Support to implement an Adult Guardianship Special Assistant program in two jurisdictions 

within Maryland. The program will provide support to the courts to assist with monitoring of 

guardianship cases, and support and assistance for guardians. $ 48,400 $ 48,400 $ 96,800

SJI-14-N-010

National Association for Court 

Management

Enhancing Education for Court 

Leadership of the Future

NACM will: 1) deliver nationally significant educational programs, related material, and 

curriculum focusing on embracing the courts of the future; and 2) expand and broaden 

remote technology training opportunities through distance learning. $ 108,121 $ 108,562 $ 216,683

SJI-14-N-011 King Co., WA, District Court Court Clerk Workload Assessment

Funding to conduct a clerical workload study, which will be an update of the 2007 clerical 

staff needs assessment study. $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 100,000

SJI-14-N-012

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Pretrial and Probation Services 

Assessment and Best Practices

Creation of a pretrial and probation best practices manual for the state that will enable judges 

to identify those defendants that can be safely released, helping ensure court appearances 

and reducing costs. $ 78,357 $ 78,357 $ 156,714

SJI-14-N-077 Vermont Judiciary

Weighted Caseload Analysis of 

Judicial Officers and Court Staff

Support to conduct a comprehensive weighted caseload study for the Vermont Judiciary. 

The analysis that will be performed on the workloads of judges and court staff will build on 

prior SJI-funded projects to produce an ongoing management model that can incorporate 

state-of-the-art practices, as well as effective case management policies. $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 150,000

SJI-14-N-078 Hawaii Judiciary

Self-Help Interactive Forms 

Expansion

Support to expand the self-help interactive forms project through a partnership with the Legal 

Aid Society of Hawaii (LASH) and the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS). By 

increasing access and community outreach, automated legal forms will be more accessible 

and utilized more effectively by self-represented litigants. $ 57,596 $ 10,175 $ 67,771

SJI-14-N-153

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Improving Access to Justice for 

Native Peoples in State Courts

Funding to develop a sustainable training and qualification process for court interpreters of 

the Navajo language and the languages of New Mexico’s Pueblos, which is culturally 

appropriate and protects the rights of tribal members as they access the state courts. $ 112,000 $ 112,000 $ 224,000

SJI-14-N-154 Minnesota Judicial Branch

Security & Response Awareness 

Project

Assistance to design and conduct 3 phases of a court security project. Phase I will conduct 

security assessments of courthouses in Minnesota; Phase II will develop a court security 

Tool Box to respond to negative events or emergencies; and Phase III will train judges and 

court staff in six regional locations on how to effectively respond to negative events in the 

courthouse. $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 150,000

SJI-14-N-231 America Bar Association

Reform of Adult Guardianship 

Practice Through WINGS

Support to continue the National Guardianship Network’s (NGN) efforts to reform adult 

guardianship practices through WINGS – Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardian 

Stakeholders. The project will advance effective adult guardianship practice in the state 

courts through enhancing, promoting, and assessing state WINGS groups. $ 34,000 $ 34,000 $ 68,000

SJI-14-N-232

National Council of Juvenile 

and Family Court Judges

National Courts and the Military 

Summit

This project will convene key stakeholders at the intersection of military justice and juvenile 

and family courts to develop a national agenda to improve coordination of services for service 

members, veterans, and their families. $ 57,000 $ 57,600 $ 114,600

$ 695,474 $ 649,094 $ 1,344,568

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2014 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2014 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-14-T-016 Douglas Co., NV, Courts Judicial Operations Restructure

Technical assistance to fully implement a current effort to consolidate administrative 

services, restructure court operations, and address key performance areas. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-017 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Jury Instructional Online Video 

Project

Technical assistance to develop and make available online two instructional videos aimed at 

addressing four critical areas of jury service specific to Connecticut’s courts: 1) how to 

respond to a jury summons; 2) the voir dire process; 3) criminal trial procedures; and 4) civil 

trial procedures. $ 22,000 $ 2,200 $ 24,200

SJI-14-T-018 New Jersey Judiciary

Build-A-Brief Application for SelfRepresented Litigants and 

Attorneys

Support for a Build-A-Brief web-based application for appeals specifically designed for selfrepresented litigants and some attorneys. The application will guide the user through the 

steps needed to successfully submit briefs for appeal. $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 75,000

SJI-14-T-019

Montgomery Co., PA 

Orphans' Court

User-Friendly Electronic 

Guardianship Forms, Manuals, 

and Guidance

Funding to address an increase in the number of guardianship matters by creating easily 

accessible and usable online forms for guardianship proceedings, and a guardianship 

manual. $ 25,000 $ 11,000 $ 36,000

SJI-14-T-020

National Center for State 

Courts

Hurricane Sandy: Lessons 

Learned by the State Courts

Project will examine the myriad of problems that courts suffered as a result of Hurricane 

Sandy, and produce a practical guide that all courts can use to prepare for, and deal with, the 

consequences of other natural disasters in the future. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-021 Montana Supreme Court Judicial Workload Study Update

Assistance to conduct a critically-needed update of the SJI-funded judicial workload study 

that was performed in FY 2006. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-022

Washington Co., OR, Circuit 

Court

Calendaring and Docket 

Management Assessment

Technical assistance to assess the Court’s calendaring and docket management, and to 

make recommendations on how the Court can improve the scheduling process and better 

align administrative support with judge docket assignments. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-082 Oregon Judicial Department

Assessment of Staffing, 

Organization, and Processes

Support to assess staffing, organization, and practices pertaining to the use of legal staff to 

assist in the judicial process in the Supreme Court. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-083 Guam Judiciary

Sex Offender Management 

Strategic Planning

Support to assist in developing a strategic plan that will enable the Judiciary to more 

effectively manage and treat convicted sex offenders. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-084

Delaware Justice of the 

Peace Court

Assessment of Service 

Processing

Funding to conduct an assessment designed to support and direct a reengineering of the 

Court’s method for serving process. $ 44,900 $ 5,000 $ 49,900

SJI-14-T-085

Judicial Branch of Maricopa 

County, AZ

Strategic Planning and 

Performance Measurement

Support to engage a consultant to assist the Leadership Team in developing a common 

direction and improve performance. This project is vital to helping new administrative 

leadership continue improvement and alignment efforts, and strengthen the Leadership 

Team, which began in 2013 aimed at elevating performance. $ 50,000 $ 10,200 $ 60,200

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2014 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-14-T-086 Council for Court Excellence

Changing Perceptions: Jury 

Service in the 21st Century

CCE will direct a D.C. jury service initiative, which will systematically and comprehensively 

address current issues and the stigma of jury service from the perspective of jurors, judges, 

and lawyers. $ 50,000 $ 13,000 $ 63,000

SJI-14-T-160 Guam Judiciary Court Security Assessment

Support to conduct a security assessment of designated court facilities in Guam. The 

assessment will examine the architectural elements, equipment and technology, personnel, 

and operating procedures at these court facilities. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-161 Wyoming Supreme Court Court Security Assessments

Funding to conduct security assessments of 6 courthouses throughout the state, which have 

been identified as having the greatest need. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-162

Licking Co., OH, Court of 

Common Pleas

Probation Assessment & 

Evaluation

Support to assess the probation departments of both the Court of Common Pleas and 

Municipal Court to determine whether they can be performed more effectively and efficiently 

by consolidation, improved management practices, better sharing of personnel and 

resources, or other administrative steps. $ 40,000 $ 4,000 $ 44,000

SJI-14-T-163

Gwinnett County, GA, 

Superior Court Judicial Workload Assessment

Assistance to assess the workload of judges, and recommend ways to improve the Court’s 

system for assigning, calendaring, and managing cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-164

North Carolina Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Revision of Custody & Visitation 

Mediation Orientation Video

Support to update a video used by the N.C. Custody and Mediation Program to prepare 

parties for court-ordered mediation. The new video, which will be available online, will allow 

each judicial district to include supplemental information specific to their jurisdiction. $ 40,000 $ 4,000 $ 44,000

SJI-14-T-236 10th Judicial Circuit Court, MI

Strategic Planning and 

Performance Improvement

Funding to plan for the future of the Circuit, District, and Probate Courts, which will include a 

focus on improved performance. Developing a strategic plan will enable the Courts to better 

utilize scarce resources, enhance services, and further promote collaboration. $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 75,000

SJI-14-T-237

Orleans Parish, LA, Municipal 

Court

New Orleans Municipal and Traffic 

Court Consolidation

Assistance to identify methods and procedures needed to consolidate the Municipal Court 

and the New Orleans Traffic Court into a single New Orleans Traffic and Municipal Court. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-238 4th Judicial District Court, LA

Information Technology Strategic 

Plan

Support to develop an information technology strategic plan and strategic direction for the 

Judicial District. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-239

Santa Barbara Co., CA, 

Superior Court

Caseflow and Calendar 

Management Review

Support to contract with an outside consultant to review current case and calendar 

management systems, and recommend changes that will improve court operations and 

customer service. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-240

Nebraska Supreme 

Court/AOC

Personnel and Procedures 

Review

Assistance to examine the workload, organizational structure, and processes for the Douglas 

County (Omaha – 4th Judicial District) Court, and recommend ways to reduce staff turnover 

and improve the efficiency of the Court. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-241 Vermont Judiciary

Courthouse Security Review and 

Assessment

Funding to conduct a security assessment of selected courthouses that may be vulnerable 

and at risk. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-244

Superior Court of the U.S. 

Virgin Islands

Case Management System 

Assessment

Support to assist in recommending the best electronic case management system (CMS) for 

the Court. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-14-T-245

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Case Management System 

Planning

Funding to assist in the planning and development of a new case management system 

(CMS) that will best serve the current and future needs of the Missouri courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

Total, TA Grants $ 1,171,900 $ 179,400 $ 1,351,300
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2014 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-14-E-013 Virginia Supreme Court

Expanding Leadership 

Opportunities in Virginia's Courts

Assistance to support the delivery of the National Center for State Courts/Institute for Court 

Management (ICM) Certified Court Manager (CCM) and Certified Court Executive (CCE) 

credential to a statewide pool of judicial officers and court managers. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-14-E-014

Arkansas Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Online Training Programs for 

Court Security Officers

In FY 2008, SJI awarded a CAT grant to the AOC to develop training programs for Court 

Security Officers (CSOs), and create a core group of CSOs to deliver the training to their 

colleagues (SJI-08-T-147). To date, the AOC has trained more than 1,600 CSOs under the 

curricula developed with funding from that grant. Based on that success, the AOC is seeking 

to develop and deliver online curricula that will ensure interactive delivery and efficient 

provision of training to more CSOs across the state. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-14-E-015

National Association of 

Women Judges Human Trafficking Training

Support for human trafficking training for NAWJ national events, with a new focus area on 

labor trafficking. In addition, NAWJ, in partnership with the SJI-sponsored Human Trafficking 

and the State Courts Collaborative, will develop a guide on how to train judges on the impact 

of human trafficking in their courts. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-14-E-079

Massachusetts Trial 

Court/AOC

Courthouse Security Assessment 

Training

Funding to provide a “train the trainer” program that teaches participants all aspects of 

conducting detailed security assessments of courthouses in Massachusetts. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-14-E-155

Georgia Administrative Office 

of the Courts

Georgia Certified Court Manager 

Program

The AOC, in coordination with the Georgia Council of Court Administrators (GCCA) will build 

on and further strengthen the existing Georgia Court Manager (GCM) certification program, 

while also providing training to a wider range of court professionals. $ 30,000 $ 6,000 $ 36,000

SJI-14-E-156 Wyoming Supreme Court

Court Security Team Building 

Regional Trainings

Funding to provide court security team building training at 3 regional sites. The purpose of 

this training is to convene and train interdisciplinary teams consisting of judges, court 

administrators, security providers, first responders, and key stakeholders on the critical 

aspects of court security. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-14-E-157

Council of Chief Judges of 

the State Courts of Appeal

Leadership & Governance for 

Chief Judges of the State Courts 

of Appeal

Assistance to develop and deliver online curricula based on the governance and leadership 

materials created as part of the SJI and DOJ/BJA-funded Executive Session for State Court 

Leaders in the 21st Century. $ 20,000 $ 2,000 $ 22,000

SJI-14-E-158

Los Angeles County Superior 

Court

Educational Development 

Courses

Support to fund the development of the Court's leadership and management skills program 

for management staff. $ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 15,000

SJI-14-E-233

Nebraska Supreme 

Court/AOC 2015 Nebraska Children's Summit

Support for the planning and development efforts of the 2015 Through the Eyes of a Child 

Statewide Children’s Summit. The Through the Eyes of a Child initiative was created by the 

Supreme Court in 2006 as a statewide collaborative effort tasked with improving court 

processing in abuse and neglect cases. $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 30,000

SJI-14-E-234 American University

Improving Access to Justice for 

Immigrant Crime Victims: The 

Important Role of Legally Correct 

Information

American University/National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) will modify the 

curriculum and training material developed, piloted, and refined from two previous projects 

(SJI-13-E-199 and SJI-12-E-169) to include additional training modules on the state courts’ 

role in dealing with immigrant children. $ 30,000 $ 15,000 $ 45,000

SJI-14-E-235

National Association of 

Women Judges

Judicial Education on Human 

Trafficking Issues

Funding to update and continue delivering an established training program on human 

trafficking (both sex and labor trafficking) to its membership, with a new focus the role of 

gangs in human trafficking. $ 29,000 $ 14,500 $ 43,500

$ 284,000 $ 72,500 $ 356,500

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, CAT Grants 
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2014 GRANT AWARDS

$ - $ - $ -

SJI-14-P-080

National Center for State 

Courts Civil Justice Initiative: Phase II

In partnership with the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Institute for the 

Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), the NCSC will develop guidelines and 

best practices for civil litigation based on best practices in various states, and other 

applicable methodologies. The project will also provide templates for civil rules and 

operational practices that can be adopted nationwide. Phase II will include an analysis of 

new civil rules of procedure in Texas. $ 99,776 $ - $ 99,776

SJI-14-P-081

Self-Represented Litigation 

Network/National Center for 

State Courts

Program of Study and 

Development of Remote Delivery 

Mechanisms for Self-Help 

Services

The SRLN and the NCSC will conduct an assessment and development of programs and 

technologies to provide services for self-represented litigants through remote or virtual 

means. The project will include 5 participating court systems (CA, UT, AK, MN, and MD), 

and one large trial court (Orange County, CA). $ 399,198 $ - $ 399,198

SJI-14-P-159

Center for Public Policy 

Studies

Human Trafficking & The State 

Courts Collaborative: Phase II

With additional SIG funding in FY 2014, the Collaborative will expand technical assistance to 

other state and local courts, increase education and training, and continue strengthening 

partnerships at the federal, state, and local levels. $ 650,000 $ - $ 650,000

SJI-14-P-242

National Center for State 

Courts

National Cloud Video Remote 

Interpreting (VRI) Project

Support to establish a national call center that will assist state courts in providing VRI 

services. The project will result in a national VRI capability available to all state courts that will 

reduce costs and expand access. $ 500,000 $ - $ 500,000

SJI-14-P-243

Center for Public Policy 

Studies/National Center for 

State Courts

Addressing the Impact of 

Unaccompanied Immigrant 

Children in the State Courts

The project will result in a step-by-step Action Guide for addressing unaccompanied 

immigrant children in the state courts; a curriculum for judges and court practitioners on this 

critical issue; and a national webinar available to all state courts and key stakeholders. $ 75,000 $ 10,000 $ 85,000

$ 1,723,974 $ 10,000 $ 1,733,974

Various Topics 196 ESP awards were made in FY 2014. $ 195,045 $ - $ 195,045

$ 195,045 $ - $ 195,045

$ 4,070,393 $ 910,994 $ 4,981,387

Total, SIG

Education Support Program

Cumulative ESP Awards

Total, ESP

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2014

Partner Grants

Total, Partner Grants

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 8 $ 714,158 $ 737,982 6 $ 414,168 $ 418,415

Partner 1 $ 150,000 $ - 1 $ 150,000 $ -

SIG/1 3 $ 1,500,000 $ 350,994 3 $ 1,500,000 $ 350,994

TA 31 $ 1,422,009 $ 182,181 30 $ 1,373,009 $ 189,981

CAT 22 $ 470,022 $ 132,111 18 $ 397,630 $ 114,976

ESP/2 188 $ 216,860 $ - 151 $ 145,475 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 253 $ 4,473,049 $ 1,403,268 209 $ 3,980,282 $ 1,074,366

Notes:

2/Education Support Program (ESP). Formally the Scholarship Program.

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2013

Grant Type Requested Awarded

1/Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) are handled directly by SJI outside the normal grant application process (SJI initiates the project).
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-13-N-013

West Virginia Supreme Court 

of Appeals Judicial Workload Assessment

Support to conduct a comprehensive weighted caseload analysis of the Circuit Courts and 

Family Courts. The caseload analysis will provide a management model that can incorporate 

state-of-the-art practices and case initiation policies. $ 51,210 $ 51,210 $ 102,420

SJI-13-N-014

National Association for Court 

Management

Advancing the Effective & Efficient 

Administration of Justice

Development, delivery, and assessment of educational content, including a mini-guide on 

emergency technology. The educational tracks will include all of SJI's Priority Investment 

Areas, focusing on making tough choices in difficult financial times and exploring what future 

courts should look like. $ 106,318 $ 106,318 $ 212,636

SJI-13-N-015 19th Judicial District, PA Self-Represented Litigation Center

Support to help establish the court-based York County Self-Represented Litigation Center, 

including forms, a website, self-help tools, and public outreach. $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 20,000

SJI-13-N-028 Maryland Judiciary

A Comprehensive Cost/Benefit 

Analysis of ADR in Maryland: 

Phase III

The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts will continue its comprehensive policy and 

program analysis of the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution 

(ADR) programs supported by the Maryland Judiciary. $ 200,391 $ 200,391 $ 400,782

SJI-13-N-082

National Center for State 

Courts

Pilot Test of an Implicit Bias Jury 

Instruction

Support to develop and pilot specialized jury instruction on implicit bias. The NCSC will: 1) 

draft a model jury instruction on implicit bias; 2) using mock jury methods, pilot test the 

effectiveness of the model jury instruction; 3) disseminate the vetted instruction to state court 

judges; and 4) lay the foundation for future empirical research on implicit bias in juror decisionmaking. $ 25,449 $ 25,449 $ 50,898

SJI-13-N-141 Supreme Court of Ohio Ohio Domestic Relations Summit

Support for the 2014 Ohio Domestic Relations Summit. The purpose of the summit is to 

provide a forum for domestic relations judges and their justice system partners to assess 

their case management techniques, examine their resources, and share promising practices 

in an effort to minimize conflict for Ohio children and families in transition, and to ensure a fair 

and dignified process in Ohio’s domestic relations courts. $ 20,800 $ 25,047 $ 45,847

$ 414,168 $ 418,415 $ 832,583

SJI-13-T-016

Delaware Justice of the 

Peace Court Resource Center Initiative

Technical assistance to develop and implement a Community Court Resource Center to 

serve self-represented and limited English proficient individuals in accessing critical 

information and services. $ 50,000 $ 8,000 $ 58,000

SJI-13-T-017 Supreme Court of Louisiana

Louisiana Court Interpreter 

Program

Funding to develop a first-ever statewide court interpreter training and certification program in 

Louisiana to serve limited English proficient individuals. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-018

Calaveras Co., CA, Superior 

Court

Integrated Justice Information 

Strategic Planning

Technical assistance to develop a strategic plan in order to implement an Integrated Criminal 

Justice Information System that will increase information sharing among justice agencies in 

the county. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-019 21st Judicial Circuit, MO Strategic Plan

Support to conduct strategic planning that will align future operations with key priorities, 

emerging needs, and goals. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-020

Mohave Co., AZ, Superior 

Court Mohave Courts Strategic Plan

Technical assistance to develop a new strategic plan that integrates performance 

improvement into ongoing operations. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-021

Texas Office of Court 

Administration Shared Solutions 2.0

Assistance to work with the National Association for Court Management to develop core 

competencies for the Texas trial courts, train the courts on those competencies, and create 

performance measures. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-083

Volusia Co., FL Clerk of the 

Circuit Court

E-Courtroom Assessment & 

Design Project

Assistance to conduct a comprehensive assessment of their current court facilities and 

provide a new set of standardized courtroom layout plans for future facilities. $ 50,000 $ 15,500 $ 65,500

SJI-13-T-084 Massachusetts Trial Court

Model Courthouse for Language 

Access

Support to develop a plan that will assist in establishing the Worcester Trial Court complex as 

a national model courthouse for delivery of justice to LEP individuals. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2013 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2013 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-13-T-085

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Ensuring Language Access 

Outside the Courtroom: Training 

for Judicial Employees: Phase II

Assistance to provide language access training and qualification program for employees of 

state courts in order to improve the quality of language access services outside the 

courtroom for LEP individuals. The AOC, in partnership with the New Mexico Center for 

Language Access (NMCLA) and other state courts will develop an online language access 

training program for judicial employees, and more advanced practice and skills assessment 

modules for bilingual employees. The training program will be available to all state courts and 

will be easily customized and updated. $ 11,332 $ 5,666 $ 16,998

SJI-13-T-086

20th Circuit & Ottawa County 

Probate Courts, MI

Michigan Juvenile Justice Data 

Sharing Project

In partnership with the Juvenile Justice Vision 20/20 statewide initiative, Michigan State Court 

Administrative Office (SCAO), Michigan Department of Human Services, and the Michigan 

Committee on Juvenile Justice will coordinate the Michigan Juvenile Justice Data Sharing 

Project – a statewide initiative to improve data sharing on juveniles. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-087

Superior Court of the U.S. 

Virgin Islands

High Performance Court Strategic 

Planning Support to develop a new strategic plan using the High Performance Court (HPC) Framework $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-088 9th Judicial Circuit Court, FL

Guardian the Guardians: Keeping 

Our Wards Safe

Assistance to ensure compliance with Florida law which delineates the duties, 

responsibilities, and expectations of guardians. Specifically, the project will provide guardians 

who are LEP with a guardianship handbook (currently available only in English) and forms 

translated into the most frequently encountered languages. $ 20,084 $ 2,500 $ 22,584

SJI-13-T-089

National Center for State 

Courts

Security Event Guideline 

Development

The NCSC will convene a two-day workshop with a representative from court administration 

and law enforcement from courts that have experienced recent shootings at their facilities, 

and produce a practical response guide that can be used by the state courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-097

National Center for State 

Courts Virtual Courthouse

The NCSC will re-purpose and digitize its extensive facilities planning and design resources 

with a goal of making this information more accessible to the court community. These efforts 

will involve compiling, updating, condensing, repurposing, and synthesizing expertise and 

existing printed resources. These resources will be accessible in a centralized location on 

the NCSC website. $ 43,000 $ 5,000 $ 48,000

SJI-13-T-145

National Association of 

Women Judges Human Trafficking Training

Support to: 1) continue an established training program for National Association of Women 

Judges (NAWJ) on human trafficking; and 2) reassess and redesign the NAWJ website to 

better serve members. $ 30,000 $ 15,000 $ 45,000

SJI-13-T-146 Oregon Judicial Department

Oregon Language Access: The 

Counter Encounter

Support to develop, pilot, and implement a frontline service strategy designed to improve 

language access in Oregon’s courts. The project will result in translated signage, increased 

availability of translated forms and information in the top 4 languages, and improved visual, 

written, and online resources for LEP and self-represented litigants. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-147

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Access to Family Courts 

Website/Forms Translation

Funding to translate 17 forms and the “Representing Yourself in Missouri Courts website into 

the 6 most common languages encountered in the Missouri courts. $ 43,593 $ 19,815 $ 63,408

SJI-13-T-148

National Center for State 

Courts

Multi-State Domestic Relations 

Triage

Assistance to test different approaches to screen, prioritize, and adjudicate domestic 

relations cases in three states (Colorado, Ohio, and Utah). The applicant will disseminate the 

results of the project in a national report and article in order to encourage further 

experimentation in managing domestic relations cases nationwide. $ 50,000 $ 11,000 $ 61,000

SJI-13-T-149

City of Henderson, NV 

Municipal Court

Henderson Municipal Court Best 

Practices Study

Funding to conduct a review of the court’s operations and recommend best practices for 

improving court administration. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-150

City of Eugene, OR Municipal 

Court

Caseflow Management 

Assessment

Support to assess caseflow management in the Court and make recommendations on how 

the Court can utilize best practices to improve processing of cases from initiation to 

disposition in ways that enhance the quality of justice while making the best use of limited 

resources. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-151 Idaho Supreme Court

Strengthening Idaho's Judicial 

Performance Evaluations

Support to engage the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to assist in improving judicial 

performance evaluation program across the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2013 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-13-T-152 Okanogan Co., WA

Clerk's Office Performance 

Assessment

Funding to assess the performance of the Office of the Clerk, and recommend steps to 

improve the office’s operations. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-153

Administrative Office of the 

Illinois Courts

Illinois Probation Statistical Data 

Collection

Funding to develop and implement a data collection project that will provide needed caseload 

data and metrics for Illinois’ adult and juvenile probation and pretrial services. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-202

Alameda Co., CA, Superior 

Court Criminal Caseflow Assessment

Support to assess current workflows in the Criminal Division of the Court, identify areas for 

improved efficiency, develop methods for better quality assurance, and strengthen existing 

quality controls for criminal cases. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-203

Mohave Co., AZ, Superior 

Court Court Facility Plan Development of a court facilities plan in preparation for new construction. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-204 Virginia Supreme Court

Virginia Court Facility Guidelines 

Update

Review and update the Virginia Court Facility Guidelines, which provide court personnel, local 

governing bodies, architects, and contractors with standards and guidelines to follow when 

constructing new courthouses in Virginia. $ 25,000 $ 2,500 $ 27,500

SJI-13-T-205 Pierce Co., WA, District Court

Communications Network 

Reengineering & Probation 

Service Integration Project Funding to reengineer communications and integrate probation services into court facilities. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-206 3rd Judicial District, KS

District Court Operations 

Improvement Initiative

Support to determine the most efficient, effective, and financially feasible method of 

processing cases in the existing courthouse/courtroom structure and with the technology 

available. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-207 2nd Judicial District, NV

Probate/Guardianship Case 

Management Procedural Review

Funding to assess how the Court manages its probate/trust caseload and guardianship 

cases, and recommendations for ways to improve procedures in accordance with best 

practices. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-13-T-208

District of Columbia Court of 

Appeals Organizational Assessment

Support to assess the staffing, organization, and practices throughout the Clerk's Internal 

Office, Public Office, Administrative Division, Case Management Division, and the Committee 

on Admissions. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

$ 1,373,009 $ 189,981 $ 1,562,990

SJI-13-E-022 National Judicial College

Essential Skills for Appellate 

Judges

Support for the adaptation and delivery of the Essential Skills for Appellate Judges course in 

2013. The course responds to a lack of practical, hands-on educational programming 

designed specifically for appellate judges. $ 20,000 $ 4,318 $ 24,318

SJI-13-E-023

Orange Co., CA, Superior 

Court

Institute for Court Management - 

Certified Court Manager Courses

Funding to support the onsite delivery of ICM courses to court managers to improve their 

knowledge, skills, and abilities while reducing training costs. $ 15,556 $ 3,145 $ 18,701

SJI-13-E-024

Administrative Office of the 

Illinois Courts

Statewide Training for Chief 

Judges & Trial Court 

Administrators

Support to develop and deliver an in-state management and leadership program that will 

enable management teams to plan strategically, analyze current business processes, and 

develop successful programs. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-13-E-025

Utah Administrative Office of 

the Courts

Customization of SelfStudy/Online Education for New 

Utah Judges

Assistance to customize a judicial education program for newly appointed or elected judges, 

currently delivered by the National Judicial College. $ 7,251 $ 725 $ 7,976

SJI-13-E-026 Virginia Supreme Court

Advancing Leadership of Virginia's 

Courts Through Education

Support to deliver the Institute for Court Management (ICM) training to a statewide pool of 

court managers and leaders. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-13-E-090 Legal Momentum

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: 

Adjudicating This Hidden 

Dimension of Domestic Violence 

Cases

Assistance to update, maintain, and promote its existing distance-learning curriculum titled, 

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating this Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence 

Cases . This curriculum was originally developed with the assistance of SJI in FY 2004 (SJI04-N-170), and revised in FY 2011 (SJI-11-E-154). $ 28,604 $ 28,604 $ 57,208

SJI-13-E-091 County of York, PA

Model Guardianship Training & 

Education Program

Funding to create a model court program that includes both technical preparation for 

appointed guardians, and educational awareness for the general public about guardianship 

and elder issues. $ 25,000 $ 5,000 $ 30,000

Total, TA Grants

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2013 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-13-E-092 Nebraska Judicial Branch

Guardian Ad Litem Education 

Curriculum Design & Delivery 

Project

Support to contract with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) 

to build a guardian ad litem (GAL) distance learning education program. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-13-E-093

Superior Court of the U.S. 

Virgin Islands Judicial Training & Development

Funding to deliver the National Center for State Court’s (NCSC)/Institute for Court 

Management (ICM) CourTools course onsite to its judges and court managers. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-13-E-094

National Consortium on 

Racial & Ethnic Fairness in 

the Courts Implicit Bias Training

Assistance to develop, implement, and evaluate an educational program on implicit bias for 

judicial officers. The training will provide tools for chief judges, judges, and trial court 

administrators to self-identify organization and personal implicit biases within the courts, and 

encourage the development and implementation of plans to re-engineer court management 

practices to replace subjective decision processes with objective (race neutral) criteria. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-13-E-142

Fresno Co., CA Superior 

Court Situational Leadership II Training

Assistance to offer the SLII Training to 50 senior team members using a certified trainer. The 

applicant has indentified this training as an effective strategy to equip these current and 

future court leaders with the tools they need to help develop a high performing organization. $ 9,090 $ 910 $ 10,000

SJI-13-E-143 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Successful Interactions with 

People with Hidden Disabilities

Funding to support widespread implementation of the “Successful Interactions with People 

with Hidden Disabilities” training program, the goal of which is to ensure a judicial system 

where participants with non-apparent disabilities can expect clear, fair, and consistent justice 

from an independent and impartial judiciary. $ 29,900 $ 3,900 $ 33,800

SJI-13-E-144 National Judicial College

Advanced Skills for Appellate 

Judges

Funding to adapt an existing curriculum, Essential Skills for Appellate Judges , and offer it to 

an advanced audience of up to 30 appellate judges in March 2014. The participating judges 

will have already attended either the SJI-funded foundational course, Essential Skills for 

Appellate Judges , or the New Appellate Judges Seminar offered by the New York University 

School of Law. $ 20,000 $ 8,995 $ 28,995

SJI-13-E-197 15th Judicial Circuit, FL Cultural Diversity Training 

Assistance to continue educating judges and court staff on cultural diversity as part of the 

Florida Supreme Court's efforts to increase awareness of this issue. $ 6,550 $ 700 $ 7,250

SJI-13-E-198

National Center for State 

Courts

Preventing & Addressing InternetRelated Juror MisconductNCSC will develop and pilot test a curriculum for a judicial education program on preventing 

and addressing internet-related juror misconduct. $ 25,679 $ 25,679 $ 51,358

SJI-13-E-199 American University

Improving Access to Justice for 

Immigrant Crime Victims: The 

Important Role of Legally Correct 

Information

Support to develop a training program for family law judges that will fully cover the special 

issues that arise in family court for immigrant victims and their children. $ 30,000 $ 15,000 $ 45,000

SJI-13-E-200 Idaho Supreme Court Court Facilities Training

Support for a multi-phase project to institute a systematic statewide approach to remodeling, 

renovating, and/or constructing new court facilities in Idaho. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

Total, CAT Grants $ 397,630 $ 114,976 $ 512,606
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2013 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-13-I-209

Federal Bureau of Prisons/ 

National Institute of 

Corrections

California Risk Assessment Pilot 

Project: Phase III

The CALRAPP program will build on recent and on-going national and state sentencing 

reform activities to demonstrate one of the most promising developments in state sentencing 

and corrections reform – the use of risk/needs assessments information. The overall goal of 

this project will be to use risk of recidivism information to guide statewide sentencing, 

probation, and probation violation decisions. $ 150,000 $ - $ 150,000

$ 150,000 $ - $ 150,000

SJI-13-P-095

Center for Public Policy 

Studies/National Judicial 

College/Center for Court 

Innovation

Human Trafficking & the State 

Courts Collaborative

Beginning in FY 2013, SJI is supporting a Strategic Initiatives Grant (SIG) to the Center for 

Public Policy Studies/The National Judicial College/Center for Court Innovation 

(CPPS/NJC/CCI) to form a Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative 

focused on 4 strategic priorities: 1) increasing understanding and awareness about the 

challenges faced by state courts in dealing with cases involving trafficking victims and their 

families, and traffickers; 2) developing and testing state and local approaches for assessing 

and addressing the impact of human trafficking victims and defendants in the state courts; 3) 

enhancing state and local court capacity to improve court services affected by human 

trafficking-related cases processing demands; and 4) building effective national, state, and 

local partnerships for addressing the impacts of human trafficking case processing in the 

state courts. $ 700,000 $ - $ 700,000

SJI-13-P-096

National Center for State 

Courts

Improving Access to Justice for 

Litigants with Limited English 

Proficiency

During the December 10, 2012 meeting, the Board approved a $500,000 Strategic Initiatives 

Grant (SIG) to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to address limited English 

proficiency (LEP) issues. The NCSC's newly established Language Access Services Section 

is uniquely positioned to provide direct technical assistance to state courts on this critical 

issue. $ 500,000 $ - $ 500,000

SJI-13-P-201

National Center for State 

Courts Civil Justice Initiative

In partnership with the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Institute for the 

Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), the NCSC will develop guidelines and 

best practices for civil litigation based on best practices in various states, and other 

applicable methodologies. The project will also provide templates for civil rules and 

operational practices that can be adopted nationwide. $ 300,000 $ 350,994 $ 650,994

$ 1,500,000 $ 350,994 $ 1,850,994

Various Topics 151 ESP awards were granted in FY 2013. $ 145,475 $ - $ 145,475

$ 145,475 $ - $ 145,475

$ 3,980,282 $ 1,074,366 $ 5,054,648

Total, SIG

Education Support Program

Cumulative ESP Awards

Total, ESP

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2013

Partner Grants

Total, Partner Grants

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 15 $ 2,271,972 $ 1,584,629 11 $ 1,216,800 $ 1,012,609

SIG/1 10 $ 1,475,158 $ 62,871 10 $ 1,475,158 $ 62,871

TA 37 $ 1,647,756 $ 215,260 30 $ 1,295,486 $ 161,876

CAT 22 $ 548,715 $ 192,543 15 $ 338,097 $ 148,491

ESP/2 124 $ 161,159 $ - 104 $ 95,140 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 208 $ 6,104,760 $ 2,055,303 170 $ 4,420,681 $ 1,385,847

Notes:

2/Education Support Program (ESP). Formally the Scholarship Program.

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2012

Grant Type Requested Awarded

1/Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) are handled directly by SJI outside the normal grant application process (SJI initiates the project).
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-12-N-001

National Association for Court 

Management

Advancing Court Leadership and 

Transforming Court Governance 

Through Education

Assistance to educate NACM members on the important issues facing the state courts 

through educational opportunities and distance learning. Specific focus will be on all of SJI’s 

Special Interest Program Categories for FY 2012. $ 193,495 $ 196,495 $ 389,990

SJI-12-N-002 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Evaluation of the Foreclosure 

Mediation Program

Funding to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the policies and procedures of the 

Connecticut Foreclosure Mediation Program (CFMP). This program addresses home 

foreclosures managed by the courts through alternative dispute resolution. $ 48,000 $ 2,000 $ 50,000

SJI-12-N-003 Maryland Judiciary

A Comprehensive Cost/Benefit 

Analysis of ADR in Maryland: 

Phase II

The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts will continue its comprehensive policy and 

program analysis of the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution 

(ADR) programs supported by the Maryland Judiciary. $ 133,000 $ 133,000 $ 266,000

SJI-12-N-004

National Center for State 

Courts

Center for Elders & the Courts: 

Building on Success & Preparing 

for the Future: Phase II

Funding to enhance the Center for Elders and the Courts (CEC) by providing a more 

thorough national resource on aging issues, elder abuse, and guardianships for the state 

courts. $ 136,481 $ 136,481 $ 272,962

SJI-12-N-005

National Center for State 

Courts

Improving the Quality of Judicial 

Decision-Making

Funding to conduct a thorough literature review and study on how judges process information 

and make decisions. This project builds on the 2007 American Judges Association (AJA) 

initiative to promote procedural fairness of court processes and decisions, and increase 

transparency. $ 55,432 $ 57,716 $ 113,148

SJI-12-N-069

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator Access to Justice Project

Support to develop a statewide form hosting and delivery system that will increase their 

capacity to meet federal and state-mandated access to justice requirements at no additional 

cost to litigants. Currently, the Missouri Judiciary does not have the capability to support and 

manage court forms that can be electronically completed, saved, updated/revised, and 

submitted by the end user. $ 128,544 $ 128,544 $ 257,088

SJI-12-N-127

Institute for the Advancement 

of the American Legal 

System

Assessment of Colorado Rule of 

Civil Procedure 16.1 & the 

Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project

Funding to support an assessment the Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1 – a voluntary 

simplified procedure for district court civil actions with less than $100,000 in controversy. In 

addition, IAALs will conduct an evaluation of Colorado’s Civil Access Pilot Project (CAPP) – a 

program being pilot-tested in certain Denver metropolitan courts dealing with business cases. $ 145,624 $ 145,624 $ 291,248

SJI-12-N-128 Minnesota Judicial Branch

Online Conservator Reporting 

Project

Funding to support the Online Conservator Reporting (OCR) Project through development of 

software that will enable the State to improve conservatorship case processing for courts, 

attorneys, conservators, and protected persons. $ 95,750 $ 95,750 $ 191,500

SJI-12-N-156

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Ensuring Language Access 

Outside the Courtroom: Training 

for Judicial Employees

Assistance to provide a language access training and certification program for court 

employees in order to improve the quality of justice for LEP individuals outside the courtoom. $ 160,475 $ - $ 160,475

SJI-12-N-157 American Bar Association

Guardianship Summit 

Implementation

Support to implement the standards and recommendations developed at the Third National 

Guardianship Summit, through national dissemination and local guardianship demonstration 

reform projects. $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 80,000

SJI-12-N-158

Pennsylvania Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Judicial Needs Assessment 

Project

A comprehensive review and analysis of a judicial weighted caseload for the Unified Judicial 

System of Pennsylvania. $ 80,000 $ 80,000 $ 160,000

$ 1,216,801 $ 1,015,610 $ 2,232,411

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2012 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2012 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-12-T-006

Arkansas Administrative 

Office of the Courts Development of Time Standards

Technical assistance for the development of time standards for case management as it 

implements an automated case management system across the state. The AOC will use 

NCSC’s Model Time Standards for Trial Courts (SJI-09-N-127), which were recently adopted 

by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ), Conference of State Court Administrators 

(COSCA), and the American Bar Association (ABA). $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-007

Council of Chief Judges of 

the State Courts of Appeal

CCJSCA Website Redesign 

Project

Support to redesign a 5-year old website with new functionality to keep members informed, 

provide a forum for networking, and institute distance learning for educational programs. $ 17,312 $ 3,462 $ 20,774

SJI-12-T-008 Vermont Supreme Court

Language Access Program: 

Centralized Training, Testing, & 

Interpreter Services

Support to engage a technical assistance provider for staff training and implementation of a 

self-sustaining centralized language access program. This project represents the final 

component of the Vermont Court Interpreter Program aimed at strengthening and improving 

the quality of, and access to, court interpreter services. $ 25,000 $ 2,500 $ 27,500

SJI-12-T-009

Utah Judicial Performance 

Evaluation Commission

Judicial Performance Evaluation 

of Part-Time Judges in Utah

The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) of Utah, an independent state 

government agency, will establish an economical methodology to perform state-mandated 

evaluations of part-time justice court judges. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-074 Kansas Supreme Court

Kansas Collections Process 

Review

Support to establish an economical way to review the process for collection of court-ordered 

monetary sanctions. This project is related to the Judicial Branch’s Blue Ribbon Commission 

review of state court operations and structure to find ways to operate more efficiently while 

maintaining access to justice. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-075

Supreme Court of The 

Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands

Unification of Supreme and 

Superior Courts

Support to work with a consultant to implement the recommendations from an earlier SJI 

grant, Assisting the Courts in Addressing Crucial Needs (SJI-07-T-054). The goal of this 

project will be to unify the CNMI courts, enabling them to become independent of the 

executive branch. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-076

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Regional Courts of Limited 

Jurisdiction Analysis

Technical assistance to perform an efficiency analysis of selected limited jurisdiction courts in 

Washington State. This analysis is a precursor to reorganization of limited jurisdiction courts 

in the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-078

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts Comparative Workload Study

Support to conduct a comparative workload study, which will help the AOC determine the 

extent to which efficiencies have been gained by implementing a new case management 

system. $ 45,000 $ 4,500 $ 49,500

SJI-12-T-079 Scottsdale, AZ, City Court

Implementation of a High 

Performance Court

Project to implement and further integrate the Court’s use of performance measures with its 

reengineering efforts $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-080 

Dane County, WI, Clerk of 

Courts

Dane County Courts Efficiency 

Study

Support to assist with realizing greater operational efficiencies and guiding future 

reengineering efforts. Specifically, Grantee will conduct an efficiency and staff utilization 

study of the Dane County Office of the Clerk. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-081 

National Association of State 

Judicial Educators

Phase IV: Curriculum 

Development for Judicial Branch 

Educators

Work with an established curriculum consultant to build the final four competencies, which will 

complete the curriculum development plan. SJI has supported two of the three phases of 

this curriculum development project: Phase II (SJI-10-T-091) – developed three 

competencies for the judicial education profession, and a comprehensive curriculum for both 

entry-level and experienced judicial branch educators; and Phase III (SJI-11-T-092) – added 

four more competencies, and created an online delivery system to provide substantive 

education to a national audience. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2012 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-12-T-131

Pierce County, WA, District 

Court

Process Reengineering & 

Enhanced Public Access

Assistance to contract with the Center for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) to create and 

implement a redesign of civil case processing for the court, and develop a self-represented 

litigant assistance network supported by the court and community. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-132 Massachusetts Trial Court

Video Instructions in English & 

Other Languages for Small Claims 

Proceedings

Grant to build on their previous project, Translation of Documents for Small Claims 

Proceedings in the Massachusetts Trial Court (SJI-11-T-162), by supporting the creation of a 

small-claims self-help video in English and seven other languages. $ 20,288 $ 2,080 $ 22,368

SJI-12-T-133 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Self-Represented Family 

Instructional Video

Assistance to work in coordination with their legal aid partner to develop, record, and host 

online a series of multi-lingual educational videos designed to help self-represented litigants 

prepare for civil court proceedings related to family matters. $ 20,000 $ 2,038 $ 22,038

SJI-12-T-134

Arkansas Access to Justice 

Foundation/Commission

Development of Statewide 

Strategy for Addressing the Legal 

Needs of Self-Represented 

Litigants

Assistance to engage the services of a consultant to develop a statewide strategy for 

addressing the legal needs of self-represented litigants. The applicant will partner with key 

stakeholders, including the Arkansas Supreme Court and Administrative Office of the Courts, 

and the Arkansas Legal Services Partnership on this project. $ 46,400 $ 6,250 $ 52,650

SJI-12-T-135 Colorado Judicial Department

Online Resources & 

Collaborations to Serve SelfRepresented Litigants

Support to engage Colorado Legal Services in developing an inventory of resources to assist 

self-represented litigants, identify gaps in available resources, and develop new content as 

necessary. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-136

20th Circuit & Ottawa County 

Probate Courts, MI

Implementation of a High 

Performance Court

Assistance to implement a High Performance Court (HPC) and further improve planning and 

performance measurement processes. The initial focus will be on reviewing the current 

performance measures already in place to support the Court’s strategic plan and budgeting 

process, and on developing a comprehensive performance dashboard. In addition, the Court 

will establish a continuous quality cycle improvement planning process as envisioned in the 

High Performance Court Framework. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-137

National Center for State 

Courts Appellate Court Times Standards

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC), working with the Conference of Chief Justices 

(CCJ)/Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) Court Management Committee 

and other key stakeholders, will develop critically needed new appellate court case 

management time standards. $ 50,000 $ 10,000 $ 60,000

SJI-12-T-138 Minnesota Judicial Branch Self-Represented Litigant E-Filing

Support to expand e-filing for self-represented litigants by adapting an existing e-filing system 

used for attorneys, and working with an outside contractor to complete technical 

developments. The project will support a phased approach to achieve the goal of nearly 100 

percent e-filing by self-represented litigants in all case types in all district courts in Minnesota. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-139

Superior Court of Maricopa 

County, AZ Improvement of Probate Matters

Funding to assist with the improvement of probate matters in the areas of conservatorships, 

guardianships, and the overall protection of vulnerable adults. Specifically, the applicant will 

assess recently implemented case management improvements. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-159 Rhode Island Judiciary Language Access Project Assistance to translate forms, signs, notices, and components of the Judiciary's website. $ 32,786 $ 11,616 $ 44,402

SJI-12-T-160

Imperial County, CA, Superior 

Court

Readiness Assessment of Adult 

Probation Department

Readiness assessment to assist the Court in handling custody of low-level felony offenders 

transferred from the State of California. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-161 Judiciary of Guam Talent Management Program

Assistance to develop a succession planning program that will prepare internal staff to lead, 

manage, and reengineer the court system. $ 50,000 $ 7,950 $ 57,950

SJI-12-T-162 Hawaii Judiciary Court Security Training

Assistance to conduct court security and emergency preparedness team training for the 

circuit and district courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2012 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-12-T-163 4th Judicial District, MN

Jury Technology Standards 

Project

Assistance to develop jury management technology standards for the Minnesota District 

Courts, beginning in the 4th Judicial District. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-164

Supreme Court of the U.S. 

Virgin Islands

Organizational Structure 

Evaluation

Support to evaluate the organizational structure between the Supreme and Superior Courts 

to enable them to determine whether to pursue administrative consolidation. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-165

Orleans Parish, LA, Criminal 

District Court

Strengthening Security/Security 

Assesment Training

Support to conduct a courthouse security assessment and provide personal safety training 

for judges and employees. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-12-T-166

Barberton, OH, Municipal 

Court

Justice Center Facilities Planning 

Study

Assistance to conduct a comprehensive assessment fo the current court facilities, focusing 

on functionality, public safety, and security issues, in preparation for the design of a new 

justice facility. $ 50,000 $ 8,000 $ 58,000

SJI-12-T-170

Cochise County, AZ, Superior 

Court

Rural Court Community 

Collaboration, Planning, and 

Reengineering

Funding to enable the Court to develop its first ever strategic plan through community 

collaboration and outreach. $ 38,700 $ 13,480 $ 52,180

$ 1,295,486 $ 161,876 $ 1,457,362

SJI-12-E-010

National Center for State 

Courts

Purposes & Responsibilities 

Course (online)

Support to create an online version of the Purposes & Responsibilities of Courts course for 

the Institute for Court Management (ICM), Court Management Program (CMP). This course 

will be a part of the 6-course Certified Court Manager (CCM) credential. $ 29,999 $ 3,592 $ 33,591

SJI-12-E-011

National Association of State 

Judicial Educators

Maintaining Excellence: 

Opportunities & Challenges in 

Judicial Education

Technical support for the educational component of the FY 2012 annual conference. The 

focus will include presentation of the first-ever set of NASJE Core Competencies, working 

collaboratively with other branches of government and local, state, and federal resources, as 

well as trends in judicial education and technology. $ 27,750 $ 25,000 $ 52,750

SJI-12-E-012 Nebraska Judicial Branch Faculty Development Workshop

Funding to support customization and presentation of a 3-day program, titled, Designing and 

Presenting Programs Effectively: Faculty Development Workshop , provided by the National 

Judicial College (NJC). This training will benefit in-house judge faculty who currently teach 

statewide, and new judges who will serve as faculty in the future. $ 24,847 $ 10,785 $ 35,632

SJI-12-E-013

Texas Center for the 

Judiciary

Immigration Issues for Texas 

State Trial Court Judges

The Texas Center for the Judiciary, the primary provider for specialized judicial education and 

training opportunities for judges in the state, will support customization and presentation of a 

1.5-day program, titled, Immigration Issues for Texas State Trial Judges by National Judicial 

College (NJC). $ 28,002 $ 39,808 $ 67,810

SJI-12-E-014 Nebraska Supreme Court Statewide Children's Summit

Funding to support the planning and development efforts for the 2012 Through the Eyes of a 

Child Statewide Children’s Summit . The Through the Eyes of a Child initiative was created 

by the Supreme Court in 2006 as a statewide collaborative effort tasked with improving court 

processing in abuse/neglect cases. Approximately 25 teams across the state meet regularly 

with the leadership of a local judge to work on systemic issues in their communities. $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 30,000

SJI-12-E-070

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Targeted Court Interpreter 

Training Initiative

Support to launch an intensive court interpreter training initiative, which will target specific 

languages, identify candidates who have a high propensity to do well as court interpreters, 

and utilize hybrid learning modules to accelerate the program. $ 19,140 $ 8,000 $ 27,140

SJI-12-E-071

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator ICM Licensee/Certification Project

Funding to train and certify 12 members of the OSCA staff and Missouri Judiciary to deliver 

the Certified Court Manager (CCM) credential. Staff will be trained/certified by the Institute 

for Court Management (ICM) Court Management Program (CMP), and be able to deliver that 

training to administrators and staff throughout the Missouri Judiciary. $ 13,914 $ 13,914 $ 27,828

Total, TA Grants

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2012 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-12-E-072 National Judicial College Judicial Webcasts

Funding to create a total of 12 webcasts to educate judges on a variety of critical issues. 

The 12 webcasts will be broken into two series (six webcasts each) for new judges and all 

judges. This curriculum will build on the successful materials developed for Taking the 

Bench: An Online Course for New Judges (SJI-10-E-176). The webcasts will be free of 

charge to judges. $ 25,492 $ 5,890 $ 31,382

SJI-12-E-073 Colorado Judicial Department

Implementation of Juvenile Risk 

Assessment Instrument

Grant to develop and deliver statewide case management training to juvenile probation 

officers on a new risk assessment tool – the Colorado Juvenile Risk Assessment (CJRA). 

SJI funded the development of the new CJRA in FY 2011 (SJI-T-011), and this project builds 

on that work. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-12-E-126

National Conference of 

Metropolitan Courts

Presiding Judge 

Coaching/Mentoring Project

Support to develop and pilot a leadership curriculum for new urban trial court judges using a 

combination of seminars, coaching, mentoring, and support sessions. $ 7,177 $ 4,800 $ 11,977

SJI-12-E-129 29th Judicial District, PA Motivational Interview Training

Funding to host and deliver training on motivational interviewing techniques to approximately 

20-25 probation officers and five supervisory staff. $ 12,200 $ 1,220 $ 13,420

SJI-12-E-130 Connecticut Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Training Program

Grantee will conduct, by way of consulting and internal resources, training on two key 

components of the Pillars of Service Excellence Program (PSE) for staff, including nonmanagerial professionals. $ 15,000 $ 1,500 $ 16,500

SJI-12-E-167 National Judicial College

Fracking and Water: A Workshop 

for Judges

Support to develop and deliver a program for a four-state (PA, NY, OH, WV) judicial 

audience on water law, specifically the practice of hydraulic fracking. $ 29,576 $ 14,400 $ 43,976

SJI-12-E-168

National Association of 

Women Judges

Human Trafficking and 

Immigration Status

Adaptation of an existing curriculum on removing obstacles for immigrants and their families 

to incorporate a program on human trafficking. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-12-E-169 American University

Immigrant Victims of Domestic 

Violence, Human Trafficking, and 

Sexual Assault in Family Law 

Proceedings

Support to develop a training program for family law judges that will fully cover the special 

issues that arise in family court for immigrant victims and their chlidren. $ 30,000 $ 3,004 $ 33,004

$ 338,097 $ 152,913 $ 491,010

SJI-12-P-015

National Center for State 

Courts Language Access in the Courts

A collaborative of state court leaders that will focus on the needs of limited English proficient 

individuals. Fifty-five (55) state teams, consisting of the chief justice, state court 

administrator, and three other members selected by the chief justice will participate. Each 

state team will develop a statewide plan that addresses the problem of serving LEP 

individuals. A National Call to Action report will document the outcomes and best practices 

for addressing this issue. $ 448,282 $ - $ 448,282

SJI-12-P-028

National Center for State 

Courts Reengineering in the State Courts

NCSC will provide technical assistance to courts on how to address budget cuts, to including 

documenting and analyzing the experiences at selected sites for general guidance to the 

state courts. $ 275,859 $ - $ 275,859

SJI-12-P-029

National Center for State 

Courts

Court Criminal Justice 

Cost/Benefit Model

As part of a larger effort to justify the value of the courts as a critical component of the justice 

system, NCSC will develop a criminal court justice cost/benefit model. The model will help 

jurisdictions determine the economic impact of increasing or decreasing court resources, and 

the impact to other components of the justice system. $ 100,000 $ - $ 100,000

SJI-12-P-030

Center for Public Policy 

Studies

Immigration Issues in the State 

Courts

CPPS will work with more diverse jurisdictions to determine the challenges they are facing 

with increased immigration in the courts, and how best to address those challenges. $ 375,859 $ - $ 375,859

SJI-12-P-082

California Administrative 

Office of the Courts

LEP Training for the Self-Help 

Center Environment

Develop training for bilingual JusticeCorps volunteers to provide enhanced services to selfrepresented litigants. The project will pilot a process for first identifying and then training 

JusticeCorps staff with bilingual skills. Once the JusticeCorps staff with appropriate skills are 

identified and a curriculum developed, the new training program will be piloted with at least 50 

JusticeCorps members in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego areas. $ 36,638 $ - $ 36,638

Total, CAT Grants 

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
6

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2012 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-12-P-083 Indiana Supreme Court

Grassroots Self-Represented 

Litigant Training Initiative

Train volunteer college and law students how to use the Indiana Self-Service website and 

understand the ethical issues involved in working in a pro se clinic. The students will also 

learn about the various social service and community organizations available, and the issues 

that may arise with a low-income population. The students, under the supervision of an onsite, volunteer attorney, would then assist self-represented litigants obtain and complete court 

forms, and navigate the court system. $ 36,250 $ - $ 36,250

SJI-12-P-084

National Center for State 

Courts

Developing Standardized 

Definitions & Counting Rules for 

Pro Se Cases

Develop a standard set of definitions and counting rules that will bring clarity and 

comparability to the issue of determining how many cases contain one or more selfrepresented litigants. The project will also result in model management reports to facilitate 

improved court management of these cases. $ 74,995 $ - $ 74,995

SJI-12-P-085

National Center for State 

Courts/Self-Represented 

Litigation Network Case Triage

NCSC and the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) will develop formal case triage 

protocols for assistance for self-represented litigants. The goals of these protocols is to 

improve both the quality and cost effectiveness of the assistance provided Two separate 

triage protocols will be developed: 1) one for initial assistance to self-represented litigants 

before they file a case; and 2) one for the state courts after the self-represented litigant files a 

case. $ 80,000 $ - $ 80,000

SJI-12-P-086

Self-Represented Litigation 

Network

Promoting Use of Title IV-D 

Resources to Provide Self-Help 

Assistance

The SRLN will facilitate state court reimbursement available under Title IV-D of the Social 

Security Act, and promote awareness of this resource, by developing a description of the 

reimbursement process, giving presentations on the issue, distributing model materials to 

ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/Office of 

Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) requirements, and communicating with OCSE on options 

to facilitate optimum functioning of the program. $ 36,575 $ - $ 36,575

SJI-12-P-087

South Carolina Access to 

Justice Commission Mobile Justice Incubator Program

Support to assist in the delivery of legal information to self-represented litigants in 

underserved areas of South Carolina. The program will provide legal clinics, walking selfrepresented litigants through a particular legal process from beginning to end. These clinics 

will provide a forum for individuals to ask questions and learn to navigate the South Carolina 

legal system. $ 10,700 $ - $ 10,700

$ 1,475,158 $ - $ 1,475,158

Various Topics 104 ESP awards were granted in FY 2012. $ 95,140 $ - $ 95,140

$ 95,140 $ - $ 95,140

$ 4,420,682 $ 1,330,399 $ 5,751,081

Total, SIG

Education Support Program

Cumulative ESP Awards

Total, ESP

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2012
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 15 $ 2,865,577 $ 1,276,507 6 $ 817,932 $ 584,034

Partner 3 $ 572,961 $ 686,603 2 $ 300,000 $ 500,000

SIG* 2 $ 1,250,000 $ - 2 $ 1,473,000 $ -

TA 33 $ 1,479,490 $ 241,723 31 $ 1,379,490 $ 229,223

CAT 17 $ 386,156 $ 243,480 13 $ 323,556 $ 220,779

Scholarships 153 $ 279,173 $ - 124 $ 186,000 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 223 $ 6,833,357 $ 2,448,313 178 $ 4,479,978 $ 1,534,036

Note:

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2011

Grant Type Requested Awarded

*Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) are handled directly by SJI outside the normal grant application process (SJI initiates the project), and there is no cash match.
1

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

SJI-11-N-001 Utah Judicial Council

Court Visitor Volunteer 

Coordinator Program

Pilot program to focus on the enhancement of court proceedings by serving a growing 

population (aging and/or incapacitated persons and their guardians, or conservators, through 

establishment of a volunteer visitor program. Court visitors will meet with parties involved in 

guardianship matters to explain the process, assist the parties, and gather information for 

judicial officers upon request. $ 270,000 $ 52,500 $ 322,500

SJI-11-N-002

National Association for Court 

Management

Advancing the NACM Agenda 

through Education of Court 

Managers & Leadership Judges

Assistance to educate NACM members on the important issues facing the state courts 

through educational opportunities and distance learning. Specific focus will be on all of SJI’s 

Special Interest Program Categories for FY 2011. $ 182,750 $ 209,050 $ 391,800

SJI-11-N-151

5th District Court of Appeal, 

California

Transcript Assembly Program 

(TAP) Project

Funding to build on an electronic document management system pilot which will move the 

District to a completely digital record; thereby increasing public access and maximizing the 

use of technology. $ 178,930 $ 111,930 $ 290,860

SJI-11-N-177

National Center for State 

Courts

Center for Elders & the Courts: 

Building on Success & Preparing 

for the Future: Phase I

Funding to enhance the Center for Elders and the Courts (CEC) by providing a more 

thorough national resource on aging issues, elder abuse, and guardianships for the state 

courts. $ 136,481 $ 136,481 $ 272,962

SJI-11-N-178

Texas Office of Court 

Administration

Texas Judicial Council Shared 

Solutions Summit

Project will plan, develop, and implement, with multiple state partners, a training event 

designed to improve the administration of justice in Texas by analyzing systemic problems 

across jurisdictions. $ 14,771 $ 64,073 $ 78,844

SJI-11-N-179

California Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Enhancing LEP Services for 

California Court Users

Funding to initiate a statewide limited English proficiency (LEP) planning effort across 

regional teams of administrators, clerks, interpreters, and self help center staff. $ 35,000 $ 10,000 $ 45,000

$ 817,932 $ 584,034 $ 1,401,966

SJI-11-T-003

Mohave Co., AZ, Superior 

Court

Judicial Workload Model & Case 

Assignment Model

Technical assistance to assist the Court in developing a judicial workload model and a related 

case assignment model to ensure an equitable distribution of workload, and maximize Court 

productivity. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-004

Rockdale Co., GA, Judicial 

Circuit

Justice Process Improvement 

Study

Support to analyze the current technological services provided by a third party technology 

vendor, and the identification of process improvements to ODYSSEY, the judicial information 

system used by the Judicial Circuit and partner agencies to manage criminal justice casespecific information. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-005 Arizona Supreme Court

Form Translation Project for 

Statewide AZ TurboCourt

Assistance to develop a Spanish language small claims forms and e-filing system to serve 

limited English proficient self-represented litigants. $ 45,000 $ 5,000 $ 50,000

SJI-11-T-006 Vermont Supreme Court

Court Interpreter Action Plan: 

Phase II

Technical assistance to continue implementing an action plan for strengthening the foreign 

language interpreter program. The action plan was developed from previous SJI grants that 

assisted the applicant with their court interpreter program (SJI-07-E-200, SJI-08-T-077, and 

SJI-10-T-008). Funding for Phase II will enable the applicant to continue focusing on the 

court interpreter program, and carry out the key components of the action plan. $ 25,000 $ 2,500 $ 27,500

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2011 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2011 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-11-T-007 Douglas County, NE, Courts

Juvenile Court Operational and 

Staffing Analysis

Technical assistance to assist the Juvenile Court in becoming more efficient through an 

operational and staffing analysis. This analysis will provide the Juvenile Court with guidance 

on how to better utilize staffing with a limited budget. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-008 Virginia Supreme Court

Mentoring Program for New 

Judges in Virginia

Support to assist in developing the administrative structure of a mentoring program for new 

judges. In addition, approximately 40-50 current active judges will be trained for their new 

roles as mentor judges, once the administrative structure is in place. $ 42,000 $ 4,598 $ 46,598

SJI-11-T-009

Pima County, AZ, Superior 

Court

Transitional and Operational Plan 

Development

Technical assistance to update their 3-year work plan, which was initially developed in 2001 

and completed in 2003. Although the Court has steadily improved its performance over the 

past 10 years, significant turnover of judicial officers has occurred, and the Court does not 

have the resources or the capacity to update the plan to reflect current goals, operational 

environment, and leadership needs. $ 26,400 $ 11,240 $ 37,640

SJI-11-T-010

2nd Judicial District, Bernalillo 

County, NM

Workload and Cost Implications 

for Felony Caseflow Management 

Improvements

The applicant is seeking technical assistance to estimate the workload and cost implications 

of implementing felony caseflow management improvements in the 2nd Judicial District of 

Bernalillo County. $ 33,000 $ 24,650 $ 57,650

SJI-11-T-011 Colorado Judicial Department

Implementation of Juvenile Risk 

Assessment Instrument

The applicant is requesting technical assistance to assist in the statewide implementation of 

an upgraded juvenile risk assessment tool, and the development of a corresponding case 

planning instrument and training curriculum in 2011. $ 38,000 $ 3,800 $ 41,800

SJI-11-T-089 Alaska Court System

Alaska Security Assessments and 

Improvements

The applicant is seeking technical assistance to conduct a statewide rural court security 

assessment, to include governance review, security staffing evaluation, and court security 

awareness/protocol education and training. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-090

Des Moines, WA, Municipal 

Court Court Staffing Needs Analysis

The applicant is seeking technical assistance to conduct an operational assessment of the 

Court, including a review of staffing and judicial resources. The assessment will generate 

recommendations to the Court for dealing with impending budget cutbacks, focusing on more 

efficient performance of court functions (case management, workflow, offender management, 

etc.), and improved staff utilization. $ 36,000 $ 4,000 $ 40,000

SJI-11-T-091

New Hampshire 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Assessment of the Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Assistance to conduct an assessment of the New Hampshire AOC. This project will be a 

component of the overall reengineering efforts in the state. The AOC has been directed by 

the Supreme Court to assist the New Hampshire Courts to operate more efficiently and 

effectively. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-092

National Association of State 

Judicial Educators

Phase III: NASJE Curriculum 

Development for Judicial Branch 

Educators

NASJE will continue working with a curriculum consultant to build on the work SJI supported 

in Phase II (SJI-10-T-091) to develop competencies for the judicial education profession, and 

a comprehensive curriculum for both entry-level and experienced judicial branch educators. 

This phase will add 4 more competencies to the existing 3 competencies. NASJE will also 

hire an information technology specialist consultant to create an accessible online delivery 

system to provide substantive education to a national audience. $ 49,829 $ 5,000 $ 54,829

SJI-11-T-093

Maine Administrative Office of 

the Courts

Region 1 Case Scheduling and 

Assignment Evaluation

Technical assistance to conduct an evaluation of the revised case scheduling and 

assignment system for the purpose of measuring its 7-year progress towards creating a more 

equitable division of cases and resources across the state. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2011 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-11-T-094

Michigan State Court 

Administrative Office Court Reengineering Project

Funding to assist the Michigan trial courts with Concurrent Jurisdiction Planning, designed to 

reengineer court organization and operations across the state in 30 existing jurisdictions. 

The proposed technical assistance builds on a project grant supported by SJI (SJI-10-N-087) 

to examine judicial workloads and develop state-of-the-art practices and case initiation 

policies that will stabilize the trial court system in response to significant budget cutbacks. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-155

York County, PA, Court of 

Common Pleas Administrative Office Review

Funding to conduct a review of the administrative office and functions prior to a change in 

leadership. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-156 Guam Judiciary Strategic Planning Initiative

Assistance to update the strategic plan and priorities to address fiscal, demographic, and 

service challenges. $ 37,150 $ 7,430 $ 44,580

SJI-11-T-157 Lubbock County, TX Courts

Court Performance Measurement 

Dashboard Development

Technical assistance to develop a court performance measurement dashboard to assess 

performance using the 10 trial court performance measures. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-158

20th Circuit & Ottawa County 

Probate Courts, MI

Michigan Juvenile Justice 

Strategic Plan

Funding to coordinate a statewide juvenile justice strategic forum, which will develop a 

statewide strategic plan. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-159

Marion County, IN, Superior 

Court

Assessment of Clerk Functions in 

the Court

Funding to conduct a study of the transfer of court clerks and other functions from the Clerk's 

office to the Superior Court. $ 30,000 $ 35,000 $ 65,000

SJI-11-T-160

South Dakota Unified Judicial 

System

South Dakota Collections 

Assessment

Technical assistance to review the process of collection of court-ordered monetary sanctions, 

including restitution. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-161

Prince George's County, MD, 

Circuit Court

Performance Evaluation of the 

Office of the Clerk

Funding to conduct a performance evaluation of the office of the clerk, which will build on an 

earlier operational assessment. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-162 Massachusetts Trial Court

Translation of Documents in Small 

Claims Proceedings

Project will translate all small claims documents and some web content into seven different 

languages for use by the public. $ 26,611 $ 3,145 $ 29,756

SJI-11-T-163

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts Interactive Forms Project Funding to provide the judiciary with interactive web-based legal forms for the public. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-166

Merced County, CA, Superior 

Court

Improving Accountability Through 

Caseflow & Calendaring 

Improvements

Funding to assist with the transition form a master calendar system to an individual judge 

calendar system, accompanied by a comprehensive review of the case management 

information system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-167 Hawaii Judiciary Statewide Strategic Plan 2020

Funding to conduct a comprehensive, statewide, strategic planning project that will provide 

direction for the next 10 years. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-168 5th Judicial District, PA 5th Judicial District Strategic Plan

Project to conduct strategic planning to build consensus and improve business operations 

consistent with priorities, emerging needs, and goals. $ 50,000 $ 19,460 $ 69,460

SJI-11-T-169

Orleans Parish, LA, Criminal 

District Court IT Strategic Plan Implementation

Technical assistance to implement an IT strategic plan, developed under a previously funded 

SJI grant. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-170

Florida Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Implementation Strategy for 

Modernizing Technology

Technical assistance to conduct a comprehensive analysis of a proposed e-courts solution 

prior to its statewide four-phase deployment. $ 50,000 $ 13,900 $ 63,900

SJI-11-T-171 8th Judicial District, NV Courthouse Security Assessments

Project to conduct a six site security assessment, including review and analysis of three core 

security considerations for each site in the District. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

SJI-11-T-172 Multnomah County, OR Courtroom Requirement Analysis

Project to work collaboratively to perform an analysis of the County's main courthouse in 

Portland, taking into account seismic, public safety, and security issues. $ 40,500 $ 4,500 $ 45,000

Total, TA Grants $ 1,379,490 $ 229,223 $ 1,608,713
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2011 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-11-E-012 Connecticut Judicial Branch

Connecticut Service Excellence 

Project

Funding to advance the Judiciary's Pillars of Service Excellence Program (PSE) by offering 

certification training for 8 Judicial Branch professionals. After completion of the certification, 

the instructors will work with the Public Service Excellence Workgroup to deliver the training 

to judges and court staff consistent with their established core values (integrity, fairness, 

respect, and professionalism) statewide. $ 15,000 $ 1,500 $ 16,500

SJI-11-E-013

Arizona Supreme Court, 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Arizona ICM Faculty Training & 

Certification

Support for the certification of 8 faculty members within the AOC to ensure the future delivery 

of its successful Arizona Court Manager (ACM) program. $ 8,143 $ 33,116 $ 41,259

SJI-11-E-014

National Association of State 

Judicial Educators

Best Practices in Judicial Branch 

Faculty, Curriculum and Program 

Development in Lean Economic 

Times

Support for training on changing needs of both educators and learners in regards to 

technological advances, including social media, and how to keep pace with these changes. 

In addition, the conference will also include educational content on leadership, visioning, and 

organizational change management given the significant cuts to training budgets in the state 

courts. $ 27,750 $ 27,750 $ 55,500

SJI-11-E-015

Arkansas Administrative 

Office of the Courts Faculty Development Workshop

Funding to support a partnership with the National Judicial College (NJC) to present a 3-day 

program, Designing and Presenting Programs Effectively: Faculty Development Workshop in 

Arkansas. $ 23,209 $ 12,082 $ 35,291

SJI-11-E-086

National Association of 

Women Judges

Removing Obstacles to Justice for 

Immigrant Women and Their 

Families

Funding to adapt and expand materials developed by the Center for Public Policy Studies 

(CPPS) as part of the SJI Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) program on immigration issues in 

the state courts (SJI-10-P-45, SJI-09-P-081, and SJI-08-P-138). This project will educate 

judges about the impacts of state court decisions on immigrant women and their families, in 

particular, minor children. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-11-E-087

Superior Court of California, 

San Bernardino County

ICM Court Management Program - 

Phase I Courses

Support to offer 4 of the 6 courses needed to certify upper and mid-level supervisory staff in 

the Certified Court Manager (CCM) program through NCSC’s Institute for Court Management 

(ICM). $ 16,394 $ 5,000 $ 21,394

SJI-11-E-088

Arizona Supreme Court, 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Strengthening the Operation of 

Arizona Probate Courts Through 

Statewide Education

Training to create and deliver online video-based probate court training programs for nonlicensed fiduciaries, attorneys, and superior court investigators. $ 30,000 $ 21,589 $ 51,589

SJI-11-E-152 Nebraska Judicial Branch

NE Issues in Elder Abuse for 

Judges & Court Managers

Statewide training for judges and court staff designed to address the changing roles of the 

courts in elder abuse cases. $ 25,359 $ 8,804 $ 34,163

SJI-11-E-153

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts Court Officer Basic Training

Support to develop an online version of a court officer basic training course so that training 

can be provided in a cost-effective manner. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-11-E-154 Legal Momentum

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse 

Adjudicating Domestic Violence 

Cases

Assistance to update, maintain, and promote a distance-learning curriculum on intimate 

partner sexual abuse for judges; originally supported by SJI in FY 2004. $ 27,701 $ 27,700 $ 55,401

SJI-11-E-173

National Association of 

Women Judges

Removing Obstacles to Justice for 

Immigrant Women and Their 

Families: Phase II

Project to expand the existing national training program by developing materials for 

replication in NAWJ district and chapter members communities. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

SJI-11-E-174 National Judicial College

Essential Skills for Appellate 

Judges

Support to update an existing curriculum for appellate judges previously supported by SJI in 

FY 2010. $ 20,000 $ 5,568 $ 25,568

SJI-11-E-175 National Judicial College Dividing the Waters

Funding to present and evaluate a special topic program on water law that will address the agurban divide. $ 10,000 $ 42,660 $ 52,660

SJI-11-E-176 Council for Court Excellence

The Dialogue Project: Where the 

Bench/Bar/Media Intersect: Phase 

II

Support for a second series of an educational program that address current D.C. (and 

national ) issues that involve the intersection of the courts, law, and journalism. $ 30,000 $ 26,010 $ 56,010

$ 323,556 $ 220,779 $ 544,335

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, CAT Grants 
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2011 GRANT AWARDS

SJI-11-I-164

DOJ/Bureau of Justice 

Assistance

Executive Session for State Court 

Leaders: Phase II

Partner Grant to support Phase II of the Executive Session, which will take the topics and 

issues explored during Phase I and disseminate them across the state courts and national 

court support organizations. $ 100,000 $ 250,000 $ 350,000

SJI-11-I-165

DOJ/Bureau of Justice 

Assistance

NACM Core Competencies 

Project

Partner Grant to update the National Association for Court Management (NACM) Core 

Competencies. $ 200,000 $ 250,000 $ 450,000

$ 300,000 $ 500,000 $ 800,000

SJI-11-P-084

Center for Public Policy 

Studies

Immigration Issues in the State 

Courts: Phase IV

CPPS will work with more diverse jurisdictions to determine the challenges they are facing 

with increased immigration in the courts, and how best to address those challenges. $ 625,000 $ - $ 625,000

SJI-11-P-085

National Center for State 

Courts

Re-Engineering State Courts in 

Response to Budget Cutbacks: 

Phase III

NCSC will provide technical assistance to courts on how to address budget cuts, to including 

documenting and analyzing the experiences at selected sites for general guidance to the 

state courts. $ 848,000 $ - $ 848,000

$ 1,473,000 $ - $ 1,473,000

Various Topics 124 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2011. $ 186,000 $ - $ 186,000

$ 186,000 $ - $ 186,000

$ 4,479,978 $ 1,534,036 $ 6,014,014

Total, SIG

Scholarships

Cumulative Scholarships

Total, Scholarships

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2011

Partner Grants

Total, Partner Grants

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)
Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Match

Project 17 $ 2,211,602 $ 2,154,336 11 $ 804,629 $ 763,113

Partner 4 $ 337,636 $ 502,637 4 $ 337,636 $ 502,637

SIG* 2 $ 850,000 $ - 2 $ 1,045,559 $ 500,000

TA 37 $ 1,722,739 $ 265,910 30 $ 1,418,039 $ 248,515

CAT 23 $ 605,940 $ 243,592 18 $ 463,326 $ 318,088

Scholarships 156 $ 273,599 $ - 117 $ 175,500 $ -

GRAND TOTAL 239 $ 6,001,516 $ 3,166,475 182 $ 4,244,689 $ 2,332,353

Note:

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2010

Grant Type Requested Awarded

*Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) are handled directly by SJI outside the normal grant application process (SJI initiates the project), and there is no cash match.
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Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

10-N-001 NACM

National Association for 

Court Management

National Curriculum Development 

& Education for Court Managers 

& Leadership Judges

Education and training for state court personnel nationwide through a national curriculum 

developed by NACM. SJI funding will support one year of education activities for court 

managers and leadership judges. $ 116,423 $ 116,423 $ 232,846

10-N-002 NCSC

National Center for State 

Courts Videoconferencing Survey

NCSC will survey the state courts to determine the use of videoconferencing technology in 

order to provide guidance and reduce uncertainty; given that there has been little 

information made available about how the courts are applying evolving tools. $ 20,466 $ 20,466 $ 40,932

10-N-003 WI

Wisconsin Director of State 

Courts Office

Enhancing Public Safety: 

Effective Justice Strategies 

Project

Funding to identify court-related evidence-based strategies that enhance public safety, 

reduce recidivism, and address criminal and addictive behaviors. The project will also 

develop recommendations to foster state-wide support for replication of these strategies. $ 156,748 $ 115,000 $ 271,748

10-N-085 ABA American Bar Association

Building a Volunteer Guardian 

Assistance Program

Funding to enable the ABA to update a volunteer guardianship monitoring manual that was 

originally created in 1992, and make it available to a wider audience on the Internet. $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 50,000

10-N-086 MN Minnesota Judicial Branch

Technology Enhanced Learning 

Integration

This project will incorporate e-learning technology statewide to reduce training costs while 

still providing training to judges and court staff. It will employ a variety of methods to 

provide training, including web-ex and virtual classrooms. $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 200,000

10-N-087 MI

Michigan State Court 

Administrative Office

Michigan Judicial Workload 

Assessment

The project includes a comprehensive review, update, and extension of the judicial 

weighted workload caseload system in order to bring it in line with state-of-the-art practices 

and new laws and case initiation policies. $ 90,000 $ 90,000 $ 180,000

10-N-145 NCSC

National Center for State 

Courts

The Jury Manager's Toolbox: The 

Next Generation

The second phase of this SJI-funded project will address two limitations of the existing 

software that could not be addressed under the initial project development plan: 1) users 

suggested that the JMT be modified to permit users to report on performance over time; and 

2) a number of beta-test courts foudn taht they they had difficulty extracting raw operational 

information from their jury automation systems into the JMT. $ 49,768 $ 50,000 $ 99,768

10-N-146 MD Maryland Judciary

A Comprehensive Cost/Benefit 

Analysis of ADR in Maryland: 

Phase I

This project will conduct a program analysis of the cost/benefit of alternative dispute 

resolution (ADR) programs supported by the Maryland Judiciary, as well as contribute to the 

national literature on the project. $ 66,609 $ 66,609 $ 133,218

10-N-147 NCSC

National Center for State 

Courts

Building the State Supreme Court 

Initiative

Funding to report on the work and decisions of state supreme courts. The State Supreme 

Court Initiative (SSCI) project will provide a new vehicle for public education about the work 

of the state supreme courts, encourage enhancements to state court websites, and facilitate 

the sharing of opinions and website practices among state supreme courts. $ 69,749 $ 69,749 $ 139,498

10-N-174 ABA American Bar Association

Third National Guardianship 

Summit: Standards of Excellence

Funding for the 3rd National Guardianship Summit, which will result in recommendations 

and commissioned papers on guardian standards of practice and decision-making, 

including approaches for implementation of the standards through state multi-disciplinary 

councils. $ 49,866 $ 49,866 $ 99,732

10-N-175 PA

Lancaster County Court of 

Common Pleas Operational Efficiency Study

Funding requested to assist in enhancing the operational efficiency of the various court 

departments by streamlining business practices. The Court has made a commitment to the 

county to examine the efficiency of operations as part of a general county-wide initiative to 

improve services with limited funding. $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 120,000

$ 804,629 $ 763,113 $ 1,567,742

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2010 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants

Total, Project Grants
2

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2010 GRANT AWARDS

10-T-004 NM

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts New Mexico ADR Assessment

Funding for a comprehensive assessment of all court ADR programs, and recommendations 

for improving the delivery of dispute resolution services to the public. $ 40,000 $ 6,000 $ 46,000

10-T-005 GA

Georgia Administrator Office 

of the Courts

Organizational Review of the 

Georgia AOC

Technical assistance to conduct an organizational review of the AOC, with a focus on 

strengthening customer service, internal cohesion, and effectiveness. $ 49,410 $ 49,410 $ 98,820

10-T-006 MN

Minnesota State Court 

Administrator's Office

Re-Inventing Rural Justice: 8th 

Judicial District Redesign Project

Funding to assess the operations of the 8th Judicial District, which is one of the more rural 

districts and is facing serious resource issues. The project will look at ways of restructuring 

delivery systems, redesigning business practices, and expanding the use of technology. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-007 36th District Court, MI 36th District Court, MI Strategic Planning Project

Technical assistance to upgrade the strategic plan, which was initially developed in 2001. 

The project will take into account significant changes that have occurred in recent years. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-008 VT Vermont Supreme Court

Implement Action Plan Developed 

for Court Interpreter Program

Funding to implement an action plan for strengthening the foreign language interpreter 

program, and continue meeting the due process requirements in Vermont court 

proceedings. $ 21,000 $ 2,100 $ 23,100

10-T-009 SD

South Dakota Office of the 

State Court Administrator

Review Administrative 

Infrastructure of the Unified 

Judicial System

Technical assistance to conduct a review of the administrative infrastructure of the UJS, 

given that there have been significant changes over the past 10 years that require new 

guidance and support for court administration. $ 49,931 $ 5,000 $ 54,931

10-T-010 KY

Kentucky Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Formula Development for 

Reimbursement of Title IV-D 

Services

Funding to document the activities and time related to Title IV-D child support activities in 

order to establish a formula from which reimbursement can be requested. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-011 KS Kansas Supreme Court

Kansas Drug Court Feasibility 

Study

The Supreme Court and the Kansas Sentencing Commission will explore whether drug 

courts provide a way to decrease the number of jail and prison beds and reduce costs. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-012 4th Judicial District, NE 4th Judicial District Court, NE Courthouse Security Assessment

Funding to conduct a courthouse security assessment, to include architectural elements, 

equipment and technology, and personnel concerns and operating procedures. $ 35,500 $ 4,000 $ 39,500

10-T-013 Clayton Co., GA

Clayton County, GA, 

Superior Court Court Performance Measurement

The Court Performance Measurement Project (CPMP) will utilize state-of-the-art software 

that will have the capability of creating dashboards, scorecards, real-time case 

management reports, and other management tools. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-044 Clackamas Co., OR

Clackamus Co, OR, Justice 

Court

Formulating and Implementing a 

Strategic Plan

Assistance to formulate and implement a strategic plan for the new Court, which was 

established in February 2009. $ 48,460 $ 5,000 $ 53,460

10-T-088 Sonoma Co., CA

Sonoma Co., CA, Superior 

Court

Improvement Project for 

Immigration, Cultural 

Competency, & Litigant Access

Technical assistance to address the changes of activities resulting from state court 

unification efforts, and the rapidly changing community demographics. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-089 NCSC

National Center for State 

Courts

Seattle Municipal Court Criminal 

Caseflow Assessment

Funding to assess the Seattle Municipal Court's criminal case processing system and the 

technology, staffing, and organizational structure which supports that system. $ 50,000 $ 10,000 $ 60,000

10-T-090 Mahoning Co., OH

Mahoning Co., OH, Bar 

Association

Study of Potential Court 

Consolidation in Mahoning 

County

Funding to study the potential of court consolidation for all the courts in the county, with a 

focus on possible cost savings and facility configuration. $ 50,000 $ 10,000 $ 60,000

Technical Assistance (TA) Grants
3

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2010 GRANT AWARDS

10-T-091 NASJE

National Association of State 

Judicial Educators

Curriculum Development for 

Judicial Branch Educators: Phase 

II

Technical assistance to develop a comprehensive system of education for both entry-level 

and experienced judicial branch educators. $ 43,738 $ 5,000 $ 48,738

10-T-148 12th Judicial Circuit, FL

12th Judicial Circuit Court, 

FL

Court Case Analysis and 

Performance Metrics

The Court, in collaboration with the Manatee County Clerk of the Court, will expand 

information bteween the two entities, especially in the area of performance measurement 

and benchmarks. $ 50,000 $ 6,000 $ 56,000

10-T-149 Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH, Municipal 

Court Operational Assessment

Funding to conduct an operational assessment of the Court, with a focus on more efficient 

performance of court functions and improved staff utilization. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-150 Orleans Parish, LA

Orleans Parish, LA, Criminal 

District Court Technical Assessment

Technical assistance to conduct an assessment of the computerized systems that suppor 

the Court, and to aid the Court and its partners in charting a course for upgrading the case 

management system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-151 Fulton Co., GA

Fulton County, GA, Juvenile 

Court

Operational Assessment of the 

Fulton County Juvenile Court

Technical assistance for an assessment of administration and operations in response to 

budget cutbacks. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-152 CCJSCA

Council of Chief Judges of 

the State Courts of Appeal

Evaluation and Cost/Benefit of 

Appellate Court Staffing

CCJSCA will evaluate the benefits/drawbacks of central appellate research staffs, as 

compared to one-year or professional law clerks, particularly in varying size appellate 

courts. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-153 City of Renton, WA

City of Renton, WA, 

Municipal Court

Renton Municipal Court 

Assessment

Funding to conduct an assessment in preparation for a major city annexation that will 

expand public services into a new area, and increase workload. $ 35,000 $ 3,500 $ 38,500

10-T-154 Muscogee Co., GA Muscogee County Courts

Muscogee County Superior, 

State, & Juvenile Courts 

Assessment Project

Technical assistance from NCSC to conduct an assessment of the Clerk's office in response 

to increases in the population due to U.S. Army base expansion. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-155 Maricopa Co., AZ

Maricopa County, AZ, 

Superior Court

Juvenile Probation Capacity 

Building Project

Funding to strengthen the capacity of the Juvenile Probation Department to effectively 

target the services for juveniles, while adhering to the standards for evidence-based 

practices. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-156 HI State of Hawaii Judiciary Courthouse Security Assessment

Security assessments for three courthouses located in Honolulu, including the State 

Supreme Court. $ 50,000 $ 10,000 $ 60,000

10-T-177 LA 17th Judicial District Court

Criminal Case Processing 

Evaluation

Funding to assist the Court and other justice agencies in identifying impediments to timely 

and effective processing of criminal cases, and improving the system. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-178 WA Pierce County District Court

Transition Planning and Work 

Process Improvement Project

Funding for a management structure, court calendar redesign, and building transition 

project. $ 50,000 $ 5 $ 50,005

10-T-179 NM

New Mexico Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Language Access Planning for 

New Mexico State Courts

Funding to expand the Language Access Planning project statewide. The project, currently 

being tested in the 9th District of New Mexico, will help the local courts create language 

access plans that are compliant with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Executive 

Order 13166. $ 45,000 $ 22,500 $ 67,500

10-T-180 NCSC

National Center for State 

Courts

National College of Probate 

Judges Standards Revision and 

Update

Funding to revise, update and expand the National Probate Court Standards , which cover 

not only the key performance areas identified by Trial Court Performance Standards -

access, timeliness, fairnes and integrity, independence and accountability, and public trust 

and conficence- but also provide recommendations regarding a range of probate 

proceeedings, practices, and procedures. $ 50,000 $ 35,000 $ 85,000

10-T-181 VT Vermont Supreme Court

Vermont Superior Court Planning 

Project

Funding to assist local superior court planning teams at they 1) alight with the VT Supreme 

Court's vision and strategic priorities for the Judiciary; 2) fully implement tiral court 

consolidation and the administrative directive of the Supreme Court; and 3) improve judicial 

services and cost effectiveness in ways that are measurable and consistent with standards 

adopted by the Supreme Court $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

10-T-182 IN

Hendricks County, Indiana 

Circuit and Superior Courts Court Efficiency Study

Funding to assist with the management and governance of the court system, improvement 

of operations, and the use of CourTools to provide the Courts with performance indicators. $ 50,000 $ 5,000 $ 55,000

Total, TA Grants $ 1,418,039 $ 248,515 $ 1,666,554
4

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2010 GRANT AWARDS

10-E-014 WA

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts

Washington Courts Blended 

Learning Project

Funding to provide quality education as reduced costs, including the use of web technology 

to provide training. $ 25,500 $ 2,700 $ 28,200

10-E-015 Ottawa Co., MI

20th Circuit & Ottawa County 

Probate Courts, MI

Judicial Branch Education - Court 

Management Program

Support to host the final Institute for Court Management (ICM) - Concluding Seminar for 

court employees who have been working towards Court Management Program certification. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

10-E-016 AZ Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona ICM Faculty Training & 

Certification

Funding to support training programs for the Arizona Judiciary, and to continue the 

successful Arizona Court Manager (ACM) program. $ 12,460 $ 48,108 $ 60,568

10-E-017 AL

Alabama Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Alabama Faculty Development 

Workshop

Funding to support a joint project with the National Judicial College (NJC) for faculty 

development for judges and court staff in Alabama. $ 23,455 $ 14,083 $ 37,538

10-E-018 FL

Florida Office of the State 

Courts Administrator Enhancing Judicial Bench Skills

Support to work with NJC to present a training program based on NJC's Enhancing Judicial 

Bench Skills program, which is designed for relatively new judges. $ 28,408 $ 34,736 $ 63,144

10-E-019 NJC National Judicial College

Essential Skills for Appellate 

Judges

NJC will adapt a curriculum last updated in 2006 to reflect the latest changes in law, 

research, and societal trends. $ 25,792 $ 3,000 $ 28,792

10-E-020 NASJE

National Association of State 

Judicial Educators Keeping Pace with Technology

Curriculum development and training on the most current topics and techniques for judicial 

educators across the U.S. $ 22,450 $ 26,078 $ 48,528

10-E-092 San Bernardino Co., CA

San Bernardino Co., 

Superior Court

ICM Court Management Program - 

Phase I Courses

Funding to offer Court Management Program courses to managers and supervisors during 

2010 and 2011 locally to maximize attendance and reduce travel costs. $ 20,000 $ 5,266 $ 25,266

10-E-093 MI Michigan Judicial Institute

Addressing Immigration in the 

Michigan Courts Training 

Program 

Support to adapt a SJI-funded curriculum on immigration issues in the state courts to the 

specific needs of judges and court managers in Michigan. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

10-E-094 Ottawa Co., MI

20th Circuit & Ottawa County 

Probate Courts, MI

Improving the Administration of 

Justice Through Professional 

Staff Development

Development and implementation of the Court's succession plan through professional staff 

development and training, in light of anticipated increased retirements expected in the next 

5 years. $ 30,000 $ 3,000 $ 33,000

10-E-095 ND North Dakota Supreme Court

Education for Judges on Decisionmaking in Sex Offense Cases

Funding to adapt a SJI-funded curriculum on managing juvenile sex offenders to the needs 

of judges in North Dakota. The majority of judges in North Dakota will participate in the 

training. $ 23,472 $ 3,736 $ 27,208

10-E-096 WA

Washington State 

Administrative Office of the 

Courts Immigration Issues in the Courts

Support to adapt a SJI-funded curriculum on immigration issues in the state courts to the 

specific needs of judges and court managers in Washington State. $ 26,130 $ 3,000 $ 29,130

10-E-097 CEPP

Center for Effective Public 

Policy

Education for Judges in New 

Mexico on Decision-making in 

Juvenile Sex Offense Cases

Funding to adapt a SJI-funded curriculum on managing juvenile sex offenders to the needs 

of New Mexico judges. $ 24,995 $ 3,310 $ 28,305

10-E-098 CA

California Administrative 

Office of the Courts

Train & Certify Local California 

court Leaders as ICM Faculty

Support to certify and develop local court faculty in order to deliver ICM courses, in addition 

to ICM training to court staff statewide. $ 29,786 $ 105,953 $ 135,739

10-E-157 NCSC

National Center for State 

Courts

Managing Human Resources 

Course (online)

Funding to develop an online version of the Institute for Court Management's (ICM) 

Managing Human Resources Course for court managers. $ 30,000 $ 35,000 $ 65,000

10-E-158 MO

Missouri Office of the State 

Courts Administrator

Professional Development - 

Presentation Skills

Support for training on presentation skills of judges and court employees, thereby reducing 

the need for hiring outside presenters and trainers. $ 23,879 $ 15,948 $ 39,827

10-E-159 NACM

National Association for 

Court Management

Distance Learning Content 

Development for NACM Core 

Competencies

Funding to develop distance learning content for 3 of the 10 NACM Core Competencies, 

along with an online overview module. $ 27,000 $ 3,000 $ 30,000

10-E-176 NJC National Judicial College

Taking the Bench: An Online 

Program for New Judges

Funding to develop an interactive, online program for newly elected or appointed judges 

who have limited access to judicial education, either for a short period of time or indefinitely 

because of budget cuts. The program will be offered to all states at no cost. $ 29,999 $ 5,170 $ 35,169

$ 463,326 $ 318,088 $ 781,414

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) Grants

Total, CAT Grants 
5

Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award Cash Match Total

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2010 GRANT AWARDS

10-I-021 USMS U.S. Marshals Service Judicial Security Fellows Program

Partner Grant to directly support a component of JSF program that includes joint training 

with court administrators at NCSC. This training will include coordination of public and 

media relations in high visibility trials, coordinated approaches to policy and procedures, 

and consolidated training for court staff in security awareness and response. $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 120,000

10-I-099 BJA

DOJ/Bureau of Justice 

Assistance

4th National Symposium on Court 

Management

Training on the future issues facing the state courts and their workforce in the next 10 

years. $ 200,000 $ 200,000 $ 400,000

10-I-144 BJA

DOJ/Bureau of Justice 

Assistance Alabama Sentencing Training

Training for Alabama judges on evidence-based sentencing policy and practice to hold 

offenders accountable, reduce recidivism, and reduce costs. $ 52,636 $ 52,637 $ 105,273

10-I-173 NIC

Federal Bureau of Prisons/ 

National Institute of 

Corrections

California Risk Assessment Pilot 

Project: Phase II

The CALRAPP program will build on recent and on-going national and state sentencing 

reform activities to demonstrate one of the most promising developments in state 

sentencing and corrections reform – the use of risk/needs assessments information. The 

overall goal of this project will be to use risk of recidivism information to guide statewide 

sentencing, probation, and probation violation decisions. $ 25,000 $ 190,000 $ 215,000

$ 337,636 $ 502,637 $ 840,273

10-P-045

Center for Public Policy 

Studies

Immigration in the State Courts: 

Phase III

CPPS will work with more diverse jurisdictions to determine the challenges they are facing 

with increased immigration in the courts, and how best to address those challenges. $ 595,559 $ - $ 595,559

10-P-046

National Center for State 

Courts

Re-Engineering State Courts in 

Response to Budget Cutbacks: 

Phase II

NCSC will provide technical assistance to courts on how to address budget cuts, to 

including documenting and analyzing the experiences at selected sites for general guidance 

to the state courts. $ 450,000 $ 500,000 $ 950,000

$ 1,045,559 $ 500,000 $ 1,545,559

Various Topics 117 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2010. $ 175,500 $ - $ 175,500

$ 175,500 $ - $ 175,500

$ 4,244,689 $ 2,332,353 $ 6,577,042

Scholarships

Cumulative Scholarships

Total, Scholarships

GRAND TOTAL, FY 2010

Partner Grants

Total, Partner Grants

Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)

Total, SIG
GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2009

Grant Type Requested Awarded Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cas

Project 14 1,530,$ 828 $ 2,202,964 7 $ 618,113 

$

Partner 5 939,$ 850 $ 889,850 5 $ 939,850 

$

SIG* 3 500,$ 000 $ ‐                   3 $ 500,000 $ 

TA 27 720,$ 941 $ 216,984 22 $ 583,809 

$

CAT 16 293,$ 215 $ 162,704 9 $ 161,250 

$

Scholarships 141 230,$ 260 $ ‐                   119 $ 178,500 $ 

GRAND TOTAL 206 4,215,$ 094 $ 3,472,502 165 2,$ 981,522 

$

Note:*Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) are handled directly by SJI outside the normal grant application process (SJI initiates the project), and there is no cash m
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

09-N-001 CA

California Administrative Office of the Courts

Judicial Administration Graduate Program

Funding to support the programmatic costs associated with new classes for the Judicial 

Administration Graduate Program. The program is designed to both attract and retain employee-students who have the potential to become highly educated judicial administrators. $ 

09-N-008 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Development of the Jury Manager's Toolbox

 A multi-state project on jury management that will provide online diagnostic tools to provide assistance to trial court administrators. The tools will focus on aspects of jury system management that most often are the cause of poor performance, including non-response and 

failure to appear rates, and under representation of demographic minorities in the jury pool. $ 

1

09-N-067 CA

California Administrative Office of the Courts

Development and Piloting of Dependency Drug Court Performance Measures

Funding to develop and pilot statistical performance measures for juvenile dependency drug courts in California. These statistical performance measures will allow the courts to track programs and services to see if they are achieving desired outcomes. $ 

1

09-N-126 NCSC

National Center for State Courts Court Leadership Academy

Funding to provide intensive education for court executives that will improve their capacity to provide leadership in their courts. $ 

09-N-127 NCSC

National Center for State Courts Update COSCA Time Standards

This project will review and update the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) Delay Reduction Time Standards; which will provide standards for the processing and 

disposition of court cases that are relevant and meaningful to today's court community. $ 

09-N-156 MD Maryland Judiciary

Comparative Evaluation of Three Teen Court Models

The Maryland State's Attorney's Office utilizes the teen court concept to provide an 

alternative program for first time teen offenders. This project will provide process and outcome evaluations of three teen courts in Maryland, as well as a cost analysis. $ 

09-N-157 NM

New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

New Mexico Justice System Interpreter Resource Partnership: Phase II

Funding to continue building the Interpreter Resource Partnership among justice agencies in New Mexico. The primary objective of this partnership is to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency who become involved with the justice system have access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services. $ 

$ 

6

San Luis Obispo Co., CA, Charting the Future of the Court: A 

Funding to develop and implement a strategic plan that will define the future direction and 

priorities of the court. The strategic plan will also communicate the court's strategic direction 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2009 GRANT AWARDS

Project GrantsTotal, Project GrantsTechnical Assistance (TA) Grants09-T-002 San Luis Obispo Co., CA Superior Court Strategic Planning Initiative to the community, and be helpful to formulating the 2010 budget. $ 

09-T-003 AK

Alaska State Court Law Library

Law Library Processes and Management System

Funding to obtain expert assistance in assessing the current legacy library information system, and making recommendations for replacing that system. $ 

09-T-004 Maricopa Co., AZ

Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County

Child Maltreatment Case Flow Study

Funding to conduct a caseflow analysis of child maltreatment cases within Maricopa County. The analysis will explore standard measures of case processing, and gather the perspectives 

of stakeholders on factors that influence the progress of child maltreatment cases. $ 

09-T-005 VT Vermont Supreme Court

Vermont Re-Engineer Court System Project

Technical assistance from NCSC to assist in developing strategies and legislative recommendations for re-engineering the business processes of the Vermont Judiciary. This will enable the Judiciary to carry out its mission within the confines of serious resource limitations. $ 

09-T-068 King Co., WA King County Superior Court Criminal Caseflow Management

Funding to develop an action plan for implementing a more streamlined criminal caseflow system, thereby helping the Court reduce its backlog of old pending cases and establish a system for handling incoming cases. $ 

09-T-069 Coconino Co., AZ

Coconino County Superior Court

Coconino County Pre-Trial Services Matrix Validation Study

Validation of a questionnaire tool for the pre-trial program that will determine if it accurately predicts appearance for court or the commission of new crimes while on release. $ 

09-T-070 NH

New Hampshire Administrative Office of the Courts

Video Conferencing Assessment and Planning

Funding to provide a comprehensive assessment of the current video conferencing systems in court locations throughout the state. $ 

09-T-071 Union Co., OR Union County Circuit Court

Union County Courthouse Commission

Support to formulate a plan for constructing a new courthouse, with the view of the entire criminal justice system in the county. $ 

1
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2009 GRANT AWARDS

09-T-072 USVI

Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court Strategic Plan

The Supreme Court replaced the Appellate Division of the U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands, and began operation in January 2007. This project will address the objectives and goals of the newly constituted system. $ 

09-T-078 CA

California Administrative Office of the Courts

Juvenile Court Calendaring & Caseflow Project

Funding to provide targeted calendar/caseflow management assistance to between 4 and 6 juvenile courts. This project will address ineffective calendaring practices that have had a significant negative fiscal impact on juvenile courts. $ 

09-T-079 Lycoming Co., PA

29th Judicial District, Court of Common Pleas

Problem-Solving Courts and Criminal Caseflow Evaluation

Evaluation of problem-solving approaches and appropriate solutions to improve the drug court. $ 

09-T-128 MA

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Judicial Resource Project

Technical assistance to select, train, and provide education and support for mentor judges who will work with judges in need of assistance. This project will enhance judicial 

performance and thereby improve the delivery of justice. $ 

09-T-129 Fulton Co., GA

Fulton County, GA, Superior Court

Assessment of the Office of Court Administration

Funding to conduct an assessment of the Office of Court Administration; which will enable the Court to determine whether its administrative office is operating efficiently and effectively. $ 

09-T-130 UT Utah State Courts

Utah State Courts Self-Help Center Pilot Project

Funding to expand the services provided by the Self-Help Center Pilot Project in order to address increased requests for assistance. $ 

09-T-131 FL

Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator

Institutionalization of Planning Project

Technical assistance to continue ongoing strategic planning efforts for the Florida Judicial Branch. The planning process will be further evaluated and restructured so that institutionalization throughout the system can occur, particularly in the trial courts. $ 

09-T-132 Snohomish Co., WA

Snohomish County, WA, Superior Court

Assessment of Timely Disposition in Domestic Relations Cases

Funding to address an ongoing problem of delay in the disposition of domestic relations cases; which are not meeting the Washington Supreme Court time standards for the state courts. $ 

09-T-133 OR Oregon Judicial Department

Oregon Court of Appeals Workload Study

Technical assistance to conduct a workload study that will include all appellate judges and staff. The Court of Appeals has yet to conduct a workload study, and this project will help improve operations. $ 

09-T-158 Coconino Co., AZ

Coconino County, AZ, Superior Court

Coconino County Courts Justice 2030

Technical assistance to assist the Court and its justice system partners in defining the longterm strategic direction of the Court. $ 

09-T-159 Shelby Co., IN

Shelby County, IN, Superior Court

Shelby County Case Flow Mangement Project

Funding to examine criminal case flow management, and it effects on the jail population. NCSC will work with the Court to identify impediments to timely and effective processing of criminal cases, institute improvements in the court system, and link the improvements to control the pre-trial detainee population in the jail. $ 

09-T-160 CA

5th District Court of Appeal, CA

Electronic Document Management System Planning Project

Technical assistance to complete a strategic plan for the implementation of a pilot EDMS. The EDMS will automate manual trial court processes and allow electronic transmittal of the Civil Clerk's transcripts on appeal to the Court. $ 

09-T-161 Troup Co., GA

Troup County, GA, Superior Court

County-Wide Justice System Project

Fundings to support Troup County justice system agencies in the planning for the implementation of a new integrated information system. $ 

09-T-162 AJA American Judges Association AJA Website Redesign Project

Technical assistance from NCSC to redesign the AJA website; thereby providing better 

information to AJA members and the public. $ 

Total, TA Grants $ 

5

2
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2009 GRANT AWARDS

09-E-006 VT Vermont Supreme Court

NACM Core Competencies for Managers and Supervisors of the Vermont Judiciary

Funding to support an educational program based on the National Association for Court Management (NACM) core competencies. Specifically, training will be provided on human 

resources legal issues and change management. $ 

09-E-073 MACM

Minnesota Association for Court Management

Institute for Court Management Program - Concluding Seminar

Support to deliver the concluding course in the Court Management Program in Minnesota. This final session will allow certification for a number of court managers and assure that many individuals will not lose credit for the courses already completed. $ 

09-E-074 Las Cruces, NM 3rd Judicial District Court

Adaptation of the Washington State Family Law Bench Book for the New Mexico Judiciary

Funding to adapt the Washington State Family Law Bench Book to meet the needs of the New Mexico Judiciary. References will be adjusted to New Mexico Statues and the product will be made available across the state. $ 

09-E-75 NASJE

National Association of State Judicial Educators

Education Track: The Future of Judicial Education Training on the most current topics in judicial education programs. $ 

09-E-076 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Managing Court Financial Resources Course (online)

Funding to create an online Managing Court Financial Resources course for the court community. This court will be a part of the NCSC Institute for Court Management's Court Management and Court Executive Development Programs. $ 

09-E-163 CCE Council for Court Excellence

D.C. Bench/Bar/Media Dialogue Project

Educational program tha twill address current and local D.C. issues concerning the intersection of the courts, law, and journalism. $ 

09-E-164 Ottawa Co., MI

20th Circuit & Ottawa County Probate Courts

Judicial Branch Education - Court Management Program

Funding to 5th and final program of the NCSC/ICM Court Management Program for certification of the court employees. $ 

09-E-165 FL 18th Judicial Circuit Emergency Management Training

Emergency management training provided onsite by NCSC/ICM on planning for emergency events including hurricanes and pandemic outbreaks. $ 

09-E-166 NJC National Judicial College Water Law Education Programs

Development and presentation of judicial training on water law adjudication and other complex water litigation. $ 

$ 

1

09-I-007 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

National Survey on Inter-Branch Relations and the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Criminal Justice Policy

The results of this survey will be used at the NCSC/American Bar Association Summit on Fair and Impartial State Courts, and will generate a national dialogue on how the branches of government should work together in forging and supporting policies that positively impact the administration of justice. $ 

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) GrantsTotal, CAT Grants Partner Grants

09-I-077 USMS U.S. Marshals Service Judicial Security Fellows Program

Partner Grant to directly support a component of JSF program that includes joint training with court administrators at NCSC. This training will include coordination of public and media relations in high visibility trials, coordinated approaches to policy and procedures, and consolidated training for court staff in security awareness and response. $ 

09-I-080 NIC

Federal Bureau of Prisons/ National Institute of Corrections

California Risk Assessment Pilot Project

The CALRAPP program will build on recent and on-going national and state sentencing 

reform activities to demonstrate one of the most promising developments in state sentencing and corrections reform – the use of risk/needs assessments information. The overall goal of this project will be to use risk of recidivism information to guide statewide sentencing, probation, and probation violation decisions. $ 

2

09-I-124 PEW Pew Charitable Trusts Evidence-Based Practices

Phase II Partner Grant to promote fiscally sound, data-driven policies and practices on 

sentencing and corrections that protect the public, hold offenders accountable, and control 

correctional costs. $ 

3

09-I-155 LSC Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grants

Funding for innovative technology initiatives to help grantees provide assistance to low income persons who would otherwise not receive legal assistance. This is accomplished by different means, such as by creating a system of statewide web sites to deliver enhanced pro 

se and community legal education resources. $ 

3

Total, Partner Grants $ 

9

3
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2009 GRANT AWARDS

09-P-081 CPPS

Center for Public Policy Studies

Immigration in the State Courts: Phase II

CPPS will work with more diverse jurisdictions to determine the challenges they are facing 

with increased immigration in the courts, and how best to address those challenges. $ 

2

09-P-082 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Re-Engineering State Courts in Response to Budget Cutbacks

NCSC will provide technical assistance to courts on how to address budget cuts, to including documenting and analyzing the experiences at selected sites for general guidance to the state courts. $ 

2

09-P-125 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Court Security and Continuity of Operations Planning

NCSC will build off current work on best practices in courts security by developing funding strategies for supporting court security initiatives and improvements. The project will also include development of a DVD focusing on pandemic planning and continuity of operations. $ 

$ 

5

Various Topics 119 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2009. 1

$ 

$ 

1

$ 

2,9

Total, SIGScholarshipsCumulative ScholarshipsTotal, ScholarshipsGRAND TOTAL, FY 2009Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)

4
Initiatives Grants are handled SJI outside the normal initiates the and there is no ca

GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2008

Grant Type Requested Awarded Number $ Cash Match Number $ 

Project 17 1,63$ 0,178 $ 1,942,788 9 $ 760,321 $ 

Partner 5 93$ 7,000 $ 937,000 5 $ 937,000 $ SIG* 3 44$ 8,168 $ ‐                   3 $ 448,168 $ 

TA 30 80$ 6,656 $ 365,459 22 $ 608,184 $ 

CAT 13 21$ 7,452 $ 61,982 8 $ 117,452 $ 

Scholarships 202 39$ 9,974 $ ‐                   134 $ 183,508 $ GRAND TOTAL 270 4,439$ ,428 $ 3,307,229 181 $ 3,054,633 $ 

Note:*Strategic Initiatives Grants (SIG) are handled directl directly by SJI outside the normal grant application pplication process (SJI initiates the project) roject), and there is no ca
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

08-N-007 GA

 Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts

Council of Probate Court Judges Guardianship Video and Handbook

Funding to develop and produce a video and handbook that details the guardianship of incapacitated adults and minors, and the responsibilities that are conveyed to guardians. $ 

64,568 $ 

08-N-072 TX

Texas Office of Court Administration

Representing the Mentally-Ill Offender: An Evaluation of Advocacy Alternatives

This project will evaluate strategies for promoting diversionary and therapeutic dispositions in appropriate cases where criminal behavior is caused by mental illness. $ 

90,000 $ 

08-N-073 MD MACRO

Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office

Court-Based Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program

Project to provide court ADR programs in Maryland with a web-based data collection and analysis system that will make the linkage between qualitative ADR program data for each case and the quantitative court docket data. These tools will enable the ADR programs to determine if they are meeting their goals. $ 

175,400 $ 

08-N-074 AL

Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts

Alabama Juvenile Probation Officers Workload Study

Support for a workload assessment model for Alabama Juvenile Probation Officers and their staff. The model will be used to determine how to distribute resources across the state, and 

is the final component of the State's efforts to use workload assessments to improve performance and accountability. $ 

51,911 $ 

08-N-082 IN Indiana Supreme Court

Marriage License/Child Support Collaboration

Funding to develop a public access capability for the marriage license database and link the database to two other state databases with the goal of addressing Title IV-D child support enforcement efforts. $ 

50,000 $ 

08-N-086 MD Maryland Judiciary

Comparative Evaluation of Three Truancy Court Models

This project will evaluate three truancy intervention programs operating in Maryland; one of which is operated by the First Judicial Circuit. The evaluation will determine the most appropriate and effective roles of the courts and judges in truancy intervention, and translate this determination into statewide policy. $ 

159,826 $ 

08-N-142 MN Minnesota Judicial Branch

Technology Enhanced Learning Project

Funding for instructional design and technology expertise in developing and integrating technology-enhanced, learning methods into the Minnesota Judicial Branch. The products will include e-learning courses, tutorials, and web-based training events. $ 

100,000 $ 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2008 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants08-N-143 CCI Center for Court Innovation

Court-Based Training Initiative to Improve the Identification of Trafficking Victims in New York City

Funding to develop and implement a court-based program to improve the identification of trafficking victims. An assessment tool will be developed to identify victims, and court staff in 

New York City will be trained on how to use the assessment tool, and refer victims to appropriate service providers. $ 

20,000 $ 

08-N-173 NM

New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

NM Justice System Interpreter Resource Partnership

Support to develop and sustain an Interpreter Resource Partnership among justice agencies in New Mexico. The primary objective of the partnership will be to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency who become involved with the justice system (criminal and civil) have access to culturally appropriate services. $ 

48,616 $ 

$ 

760,321 $ 

08-T-001 WA

Washington Administrative Office of the Courts

Interpreter and Language Services Initiative

Funding to support an interpreter and language services initiative that will establish service 

pilot sites, interpreter needs assessments, and design state, regional, and local interpreter service delivery networks. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-002 FL

Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Long Range Planning Initiative

The Florida State Court System, under the guidance of its Task Force on Judicial Branch Planning Staff, will undertake a comprehensive a comprehensive outreach effort to further develop and update its long-range strategic plan. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-003 MT Supreme Court of Montana

Court Performance Measurement Systems for the Montana Supreme Court

Funding to develop a performance measurement system for the Supreme Court. The project will identify and develop the appropriate measurements, ensure the measurements are done in the best possible way, and identify methods of integrating the measurements into day-today operations. $ 

26,000 $ 

08-T-004 Jackson Co., MO

16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, MO Strategic Planning Initiative

Assistance to support the court in developing and implementing a strategic plan. This would include bringing together key internal and external stakeholders representing all divisions of the circuit and juvenile court. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-005 PR

 Office of Courts Administration of Puerto Rico Judge Mentoring Program

Funding to support the Puerto Rico Judicial Academy develop plans for a mentoring program designed especially for Puerto Rico. The mentoring program was identified as a serious education and training requirement for newly appointed judges. $ 

16,262 $ 

08-T-075 AZ Arizona Supreme Court

Develop Performance Measurement System for the Appellate Courts

Support for the development of a performance measurement system for the appellate courts of Arizona. The project will identify the correct performance measurements and incorporate them into day-to-day operations. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-076 NV Nevada Supreme Court

Statewide Civil Legal Needs Assessment and Access to 

Justice Strategic Planning

The Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts will work closely with the Access to Justice Commission to assess the current and future needs for civil legal services in the State. $ 

26,336 $ 

08-T-077 VT Vermont Supreme Court

Action Plan for Strengthening the Court Interpreter Program

Funding to develop an action plan for the Court Interpreter Program to develop and manage the program, and assist the State in improving access to justice for limited English proficient individuals. $ 

21,000 $ 

Total, Project GrantsTechnical Assistance (TA) Grants

1
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2008 GRANT AWARDS

08-T-078 CNMI

Supreme Court for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Development of Standard Operating Procedures

Support the development of standard operating procedures for the Supreme Court, and development of public service instruments. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-079 Sherburne Co., MN

Sherburne Co., MN, District Court

Performance Evaluation of Sherburne Co. Chemical Dependency Jail Treatment Program

Funds to contract with NCSC to develop and evaluation plan for the chemical dependency jail treatment program. This program is an innovative approach to addressing the treatment and recovery needs of alcohol and other drug dependent adults incarcerated in the county jail. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-144 Ventura Co., CA

Ventura Co., CA, Superior Court

Managing and Addressing Professional Success

Technical assistance to prepare a succession development program, including career planning, staff training in competency areas, and tracking progress. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-145 Ramsey Co., MN

2nd Judicial District, Ramsey Co., MN

Renewing Diversity in the Workforce

Technical assistance to expand the diversity of the Court's workforce by using the services of a diversity recruiter and trainer. $ 

11,200 $ 

08-T-146 Santa Barbara Co., CA

Santa Barbara Co., CA, Superior Court Strategic Planning Initiative

Funding to update the Court's long-range strategic and operation plans. Significant changes have occurred since the plans were updated in 2003, and the Court's leadership has determined that the plans must be updated to determine the long-term direction of the Court. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-147 AR

Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

Curriculum Development for Training Arkansas Court Security Officers

Funding to develop training programs for court security officers, and provide an initial program for a core group of court security officers who will then become trainers. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-148 MN Minnesota Judicial Branch

Minnesota Court of Appeals Family Mediation Pilot Project

Technical assistance to implement and evaluate a family appeals mediation program. A mediation program for the Court of Appeals could save time, money, and family stress for the parties involved, enabling other appeals to be heard more efficiently. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-149 GA

Judicial Council of Georgia/ Administrative Office of the Courts Emergency Management Training

Contract with NCSC to conduct emergency management training programs for the state courts, including a focus on pandemic influenza. $ 

29,678 $ 

08-T-172 Yuma Co., AZ

Yuma County, AZ, Superior Court

Judicial Workload Model and Related Case Assignment Model

Contract with NCSC to develop a judicial workload model to be used to ascertain necessary judicial staffing levels, and help design a case management system. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-174 4th Jud. District, LA

4th Judicial District, Monroe, LA

Assessment of Case Handling with Recommendations for Improvement

Technical assistance to assist the court and other justice agencies in the District in identifying impediments to timely and effective processing of criminal cases. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-175 Guam Judiciary of Guam

Effective Sentencing and Management of Offenders Considering Culture and Tradition

Funding to improve the justice system on Guam by considering culture and tradition to reduce recidivism and victimization of Pacific Islanders. $ 

28,000 $ 

08-T-176 Spokane Co., WA

Spokane County District Court

Case Management System Development

Technical assistance to develop a case management system, formulate clear measurable standards for the timely disposition of cases, and help establish a consensus in support for those standards. $ 

30,000 $ 

08-T-177 Yuba Co., CA

Yuba County, CA, Superior Court

Access and Fairness for Service Excellence

In partnership with the Superior Courts in Nevada and Tehama Counties, CA, the Superior Court will conduct follow-up surveys on public access and fairness using NCSC's CourTools Measures. $ 

29,708 $ 

08-T-178 20th Circuit Court, MI

20th Circuit and Ottawa County, MI, Probate Court

Judicial Branch Education - Court Management Program

Technical assistance from NCSC/Institute for Court Management to provide the needed employee training to ensure a highly skilled and trained staff. Specifically, training will focus 

on human resource management of court financial resources. $ 

30,000 $ 

Total, TA Grants $ 

608,184 $ 

2
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2008 GRANT AWARDS

08-E-006 Ottawa Co., MI

20th Circuit and Ottawa County, MI, Probate Court Court Management Program

Contract with NCSC/Institute for Court Management to develop a court management program to be delivered in two phases, over a three-year period, to employees on-site. $ 

20,000 $ 

08-E-015 NE Nebraska Supreme Court

Self-Represented Litigant Training for Judges and Staff

Support for a regionalized training program to court clerks and judges on how to better serve self-represented litigants. $ 

9,334 $ 

08-E-080 NY

New York Unified Court System

Case Management Curriculum Adaptation for New York City's Family Courts

Funding to adapt a training agenda to assist in managing cases. The curriculum will adapt California's Developing Effective Practices in Family Caseflow Management Workshop Agenda . $ 

17,400 $ 

08-E-081 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Jury Trial Management for the 21st Century

Funding to develop and promulgate national judicial education modules addressing the increased interest in jury trial management. $ 

19,263 $ 

08-E-083 CASA MN CASA Minnesota

CASA MN Annual Volunteer Training Continuing education support for all volunteer guardian ad litem in Minnesota. $ 

12,000 $ 

08-E-150 VA Virginia Supreme Court

Faculty Development for Virginia Judges

Funding to develop a curriculum that will teach judges how to develop presentations, engage the audience, and increase the learning of their audience at judicial education events. Developing a faculty of in-house trainers will save in outside training costs. $ 

10,000 $ 

08-E-179 VT Vermont Supreme Court Education for Judicial Officers

Support for out-of-state education of judicial officers. Specifically, the funding will be used to support core educational programs for experienced judges in the state. $ 

20,000 $ 

08-E-180 NJC National Judicial College Judicial Training Webcasts

Development and presentation of judicial training webcasts to present issues of critical importance to trial judges. $ 

9,455 $ 

$ 

117,452 $ 

08-IAA-071 PEW EBP Pew Charitable Trusts Evidence-Based Practices

Partner Grant to promote fiscally sound, data-driven policies and practices on sentencing and corrections that protect the public, hold offenders accountable, and control correctional costs. $ 

330,000 $ 

Curriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) GrantsTotal, CAT Grants Partner Grants

08-IAA-084 OSI Open Society Institute

Phase II: National Campaign to Ensure the Racial and Ethnic Fairness of America's State Courts

Partner Grant to focus on implicit bias - an issue that potentially affects decisions and activities related to fair and unbiased behaviors in the court house. This Partner Grant builds off Phase I (FY 2006). NCSC will also lead Phase II. $ 

177,000 $ 

08-IAA-139 BJA

Office of Justice Programs/ Bureau of Justice Assistance Drug Court Planning Initiative

Partner Grant for a training initiative that helps communities implement effective drug court programs. The program: 1) educates drug court teams on the basic concepts of drug courts; 2) provides the teams with the skills necessary to implement drug court case processing; and 

3) encourages cultural competency, while integrating court and treatment programs. $ 

100,000 $ 

08-IAA-171 LSC Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grants

Funding for innovative technology initiatives to help grantees provide assistance to low income persons who would otherwise not receive legal assistance. This is accomplished by different means, such as by creating a system of statewide web sites to deliver enhanced pro se and community legal education resources. 300,000 $ 

$ 

08-IAA-181 USMS U.S. Marshals Service Judicial Security Fellows Program

The Partner Grant will directly support a component of JSF program that includes joint training with court administrators at NCSC. This training will include coordination of public and media relations in high visibility trials, coordinated approaches to policy and procedures, and consolidated training for court staff in security awareness and response. $ 

30,000 $ 

$ 

937,000 $ 

08-P-138 CPPS

Center for Public Policy Studies

Immigration in the State Courts: Meeting the Challenge

CPPS will work with 3 diverse jurisdictions to determine the challenges they are facing with increased immigration in the courts, and how best to address those challenges. CPPS will also produce a benchbook for assisting judges across the U.S. in addressing the practical implications of increased immigration. $ 

298,168 $ 

08-P-140 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Supporting and Coordinating State and Local Efforts to Address Illegal Immigration

NCSC will gather information from court leaders on the problems they are encountering, and 

the solutions they have developed, as a result of immigration issues in the state courts. NCSC will also provide immediate technical assistance for dealing with these issues at the trial court level. $ 

150,000 $ 

$ 

448,168 $ 

Various Topics 134 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2008. 183,508 $ 

$ 

$ 

183,508 $ 

$ 

3,054,633 $ 

ScholarshipsCumulative ScholarshipsTotal, ScholarshipsGRAND TOTAL, FY 2008Total, Partner GrantsStrategic Initiatives Grants (SIG)Total, SIG

3
GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2007

Grant Type Requested Awarded Number $ Cash Match Number $ Cash Mat

Project 23 $ 2,771,533 $ 3,376,901 14 $ 1,028,810 1,565,9

$

Partner 3 $ 896,379 $ 928,363 3 $ 896,379 928,3

$

TA 16 $ 417,260 $ 116,777 14 $ 381,770 208,4

$

CAT 6 $ 79,500 $ 17,880 6 $ 78,503 16,3

$

Scholarships 207 $ 273,054 $ ‐ 165 $ 220,914 $ ‐

Supplement 1 $ 290,466 $ ‐ 1 $ 290,466 $ ‐

GRAND TOTAL 256 $ 4,728,192 $ 4,439,921 203 2,896,84$ 2 2,719,1

$
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

07-N-001 MD

Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts

Leadership Training for Trial Court Executive Teams

Funding to develop, test, and evaluate an interactive program for executive teams from Maryland’s trial courts. The goal of this project will be to create a cadre of leadership teams in Maryland’s trial courts that will enhance court performance and inspire ongoing innovation. $ 

85,617 $ 

07-N-002 MN

Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office

Judicial Branch Disaster/Continuity Planning

This project is designed to aid the Minnesota Judicial Branch in its development of a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan that ensures the continuity of court operations and secures the health and safety of court personnel in all types of emergencies. $ 

50,000 $ 

07-N-004 SD

South Dakota Office of the State Court Administrator/Unified Judicial System

Court Services Officer Weighted Workload Assessment

Funding to conduct an assessment of the workload of Unified Judicial System Court Services Officers. The new probation strategies include motivational interviewing, behavior modification, appropriate treatment, development of community-based programs, and an automated case management system for administrative and low risk cases. $ 

45,165 $ 

07-N-009 NCSC

National Center for State Courts Pattern Jury Instructions

Members of state and federal Pattern Jury Instructions Committees to exchange information and learn about best practices from those who have extensive experience in the topic. $ 

65,331 $ 

07-N-010 AZ

Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts

Integrated Family Court in Rural Arizona

Funding for a two-year demonstration program of a rural Integrated Family Court (IFC) in Pinal County, AZ. $ 

200,000 $ 

07-N-012 MN

Minnesota State Court Administrator’s Office

Early Case Management/Early Neutral Evaluation Pilot Project

The ECM/ENE project will attempt to resolve family cases utilizing early aggressive case management strategies to reduce acrimony, and foster settlement more effectively and efficiently. $ 

180,000 $ 

07-N-057 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Educational Programs on SelfRepresented Litigation

Leading judges and judicial educators will form teams for an “Educate the Educators” experience on pro se litigation. These teams will be able to plan and lead state educational programs on self-represented litigation issues. $ 

51,260 $ 

The project would synthesize the numerous existing court performance measurement

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2007 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants07-N-056 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

A Unifying Framework for Court Performance Measurement

The project would synthesize the numerous existing court performance measurement

initiatives into a unifying framework. This would provide courts with a clear and concise set of performance measures relevant and applicable to all court programs and specialized dockets. $ 

41,960 $ 

07-N-055 NJC

The National Judicial College/The Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media

Establish and Support In-State, Annual Court-Media Programs

Court personnel and journalists would continue to build better relationships over time paving the way for open communications. Furthermore, the court and media would learn how to set up their own committees in their home states to address issues of concern. $ 

120,845 $ 

07-N-059 Council for Court Excellence

Journalist's Handbook to the D.C. Courts

Funding to design a handbook to assist journalists in reporting knowledgably and accurately about the law, trial and appellate proceedings, and other court related activities. $ 

23,690 $ 

07-N-193 GA AOC

Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts Review of Constituency Services

Funding to review the Office’s roles and responsibilities in light of: 1) the legal mandates governing its operations; and 2) constituent perspectives and needs. This would allow the AOC to step back from day-to-day operations and competing demands to determine what the AOC should be doing to better meet legal requirements and constituent expectations. $ 

36,746 $ 

07-N-190

National Center for State Courts Court Management Planning

The project will focus on the issues and service demands that courts will face during the next decade, given the changing court workforce. $ 

42,189 $ 

07-N-192 Colorado Judicial Department

Colorado Probation Workload Value Study

Funding to conduct a time study in order to update the outdated weighted workload standards for adult and juvenile probation officers. These updated standards will reflect new legislation, procedures, and practices. $ 

36,007 $ 

07-N-191 Council for Court Excellence

Community Guide to the D.C. Juvenile Justice System

Funding to prepare and publish a Community Guide to the D.C. Juvenile Justice System in both English and Spanish and share the publication, methodology, and lessons learned with court systems and other interested audiences throughout the country to serve as a replicable project model. $ 

50,000 $ 

$ 

1,028,810 $ 

07-T-003 CA

The Superior Court, County of Alameda CA Language Access Plan

Funding to develop and implement a language access plan for the benefit of Alameda County courts and an increasing population of non-English speaking court users. $ 

30,000 $ 

07-T-007 GA Supreme Court of Georgia

Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Civil Justice Strategic Planning Technical assistance to prepare a strategic plan for the Committee. $ 

30,000 $ 

07-T-011 WI Wisconsin Judicial Council

Assessment of the Wisconsin Judicial Council and the Current State of Procedural Rulemaking in the State

The requested funds would support the assistance from the National Center for State Courts to perform an assessment of the Wisconsin Judicial Council and the current state of procedural rulemaking in the state. $ 

11,584 $ 

07-T-013 VT Vermont Supreme Court Emergency Response and Coop

Funding to develop an emergency response and continuity of operations (COOP) plan specifically for the Vermont courts. $ 

25,000 $ 

Total, Project GrantsTechnical Assistance (TA) Grants

1
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2007 GRANT AWARDS

07-T-054 CNMI

The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Assisting the Courts in Addressing 

Crucial Needs Identified in 2006 NCSC Assessment Report

Funding to address the crucial needs identified in a 2006 National Center for State Courts assessment report. That report identified problems in the independence of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) judiciary, internal governance, and the need for efficiency that would enhance the credibility of court budget requests, as well as improve service to court users. $ 

30,000 $ 

07-T-053 WA

Spokane County District Court Strategic Planning Project

Technical assistance for a strategic planning project to provide the Court with a roadmap to improving services and relationships with other County agencies. $ 

29,800 $ 

07-T-052 OH

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Compensation Study

Technical assistance for a Compensation (salary and benefits) study to provide internal equity, promote external competitiveness, and establish a base plan that can be modeled by other major urban areas. $ 

25,000 $ 

07-T-051 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Development of Performance Measures for Colorado Teen Courts

Teen courts remove a significant caseload from the juvenile justice system, hence saving time and money. NCSC plans to use the grant to hold an educational conference for the court coordinators, in order to facilitate the development performance measures. $ 

22,900 $ 

07-T-058 NY

New York Unified Court System

Developing a State-of-the-Art Educational Website

Funding to support the implementation of new technologies to support the educational website for the Judicial Institute. The goals of the project are to develop a website available to all judges and court personnel to provide easily accessible and timely information. $ 

29,996 $ 

07-T-194 Indiana Judicial Center

Indiana Judicial Weighted Caseload

The applicant is requesting technical assistance to contract with the Survey Research Center to: 1) compile the number of judicial actions in problem-solving cases; 2) compile the time sheet judges use to report the times they are spending in problem-solving court cases; and 3) prepare a report analyzing this information to determine a new weighted caseload for cases assigned to these courts. $ 

30,000 $ 

07 T 195

Mohave County, AZ, Superior Court Long Range Strategic Plan

Funding to assist the court in further developing and implementing a strategic plan to ensure the effective administration of justice. This would include addressing increasing caseloads, increases in drug and juvenile issues, and identify ways to allocate resources to meet the 

07-T-195 Court Long Range Strategic Plan need for additional new court facilities need for additional new court facilities. $ 27 490 , $ 

07-T-196 Vermont Supreme Court

Document Conversion for the Vermont Supreme Court

Funding to standardize the Judiciary’s word processing capabilities, including the conversion of all documents and macros. $ 

30,000 $ 

07-T-197 Montana Supreme Court

Court Performance Measurement System

Funding to: 1) identify and develop performance measures for the Montana trial courts; 2) ensure that these measures can be delivered to the trial courts; and 3) integrate performance measurement with existing key management processes and operations including uniform case filing standards, workload assessments, and the new case management system for the district courts. $ 

30,000 $ 

07-T-198 Massachusetts Trial Court

Implementation of Mediator Qualification Standards

Technical assistance funding to implement mediator qualification standards in support of dispute resolution services to the Trial Court. A Mediator Qualification Standards Implementation Plan will be developed that will enable the Trial Court to assess and plan a mediator qualification system based on best practices and a survey of stakeholders. $ 

30,000 $ 

Total, TA Grants $ 

381,770 $ 

2
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2007 GRANT AWARDS

07-E-005 NH

New Hampshire Supreme Court

Meeting the Challenges Presented by Pro Se Litigants Mandatory one-day training for 120 New Hampshire judges on pro se litigation. $ 

19,003 $ 

07-E-008 NJ New Jersey Judiciary

Executive Judge and Manager Training

Funding to help develop and present a professional curriculum based on NACM’s Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines. This will be a three-day seminar presented to New Jersey trial court executive teams representing approximately 150 judges and court managers. $ 

20,000 $ 

07-E-050 GA

Georgia Council of Court Administrators

Multi-Year Court Executive Development Program Using the NACM Core Competency Curriculum

Funding to develop an additional two-year curriculum based on NACM’s Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines. This will be a statewide two-day seminar presented at mid-year and annual meetings for court executives and senior managers. $ 

8,500 $ 

07-E-049 MI

20th Judicial Circuit/Ottawa County Probate Court Judicial Branch Education

Funding to develop a Court-wide Training Committee and provide on-going training based on NACM’s Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines. $ 

4,400 $ 

07-E-199

Oregon Association for Court Management

Court Management Professional Development Program

Funding to develop an additional two-year curriculum based on NACM’s Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines. $ 

8,500 $ 

07-E-200 Vermont Supreme Court

Improve Court Interpreter Services

Develop three curricula related to court interpreter services for legal proceedings in the trial courts. The curricula will include: 1) an orientation program for interpreters that will provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of an interpreter, including the requirements for certification: 2) a technical skills training session for interpreters; and 3) training resources and materials for judges and court managers on the use of interpreters. $ 

18,100 $ 

$ 

78,503 $ 

Pew Prong 3 Pew Charitable Trusts

Advancing the Court Improvement 

Recommendations by the Pew Commission on Children in Foster 

Care

Provide technical assistance to State and local jurisdictions implementing a court-centric approach to managing foster care cases $ 160 000 $ 

Total, CAT Grants Partner GrantsCurriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) GrantsPew Prong 3 Pew Charitable Trusts Care approach to managing foster care cases. $ 160,000 $ 

Legal Services Corporation Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grants

Funding for innovative technology initiatives to help grantees provide assistance to low income persons who would otherwise not receive legal assistance. This is accomplished by different means, such as by creating a system of statewide web sites to deliver enhanced pro se and community legal education resources. $ 

336,379 $ 

OJP, Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA

Executive Session for State Court Leaders

Supports a collaborative effort between the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG) to plan and implement an Executive Session forum that has been very successful in addressing other areas of the criminal justice system. A select group of emerging and influential state judicial leaders will be selected to think expansively about state judiciaries as instruments of democratic governance in the 21st Century. Similar efforts have addressed such topics as State and 

Local Prosecutors, Public Defense, Policing, and Drugs and Community Policing. $ 

400,000 $ 

$ 

896,379 $ 

Supplement (CEPP SJI-04-N-160)

Center for Effective Public Policy

Judicial Education on Juvenile Sex Offenders

Training program for judges on unique needs of juvenile sex offenders at national and state level. $ 

290,466 $ 

$ 

290,466 $ 

Various Topics 165 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2007. 220,914 $ 

$ 

$ 

220,914 $ 

$ 

2,896,842 $ 

Total, SupplementsScholarshipsTotal, Partner GrantsSupplementsGRAND TOTAL, FY 2007Cumulative ScholarshipsTotal, Scholarships

3
GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2006

Grant Type Requested Awarded Number $ Cash Match Number $ 

Project 29 1,90$ 5,000 $ 2,002,747 24 $ 1,644,999 Partner 3 64$ 4,916 $ 638,867 3 $ 644,916 

TA 12 30$ 7,927 $ 217,354 8 $ 179,533 

CAT 4 $ 67,153 $ 25,753 1 $ 19,003 

Scholarships 165 21$ 6,222 $ ‐                   136 $ 182,110 

Continuation 3 92$ 0,587 $ 269,586 3 $ 242,900 

Supplement 1 $ 69,651 $ ‐                   1 $ 69,651 

GRAND TOTAL 217 4,13$ 1,456 $ 3,154,307 176 $ 2,983,112 
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary SJI Award 

06-N-001 KS Kansas Supreme Court

Kansas Courthouse Security Project

Funding to develop court security standards for the Kansas Judicial Branch, along with a survey to evaluate security and disaster recovery preparedness in courthouses throughout the state. $ 

85,000 

06-N-012 MT

Montana Supreme Court Administrator's Office Workload/Resource Assessment

Funding for a workload assessment that would be used to allocate resources among the State’s district courts. $ 

34,825 

06-N-056 NV Reno Municipal Court

A Study to Explore the Feasibility of Integrating Administrative Functions

The Reno Municipal Court and the Reno Justice Court (two limited jurisdiction trial courts in Reno, NV) request funds to integrate their administrative functions. $ 

30,000 

06-N-057 AZ

Maricopa County, AZ, Trial Courts

Cultural Competence and Strategic Change

Project to consolidate and revise multiple strategic plans that are a legacy of the preunification Maricopa County court system. The project would also assess and redesign work processes to better provide culturally appropriate services. $ 

40,600 

06-N-060 NM

New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

Coordinating Access to Justice in New Mexico

Coordinate a statewide effort for the delivery of civil legal services for the poor, as part of a multi-pronged approach to the Access of Justice issues in the State. $ 

120,000 

06-N-061 IA American Judicature Society

The Midwest Region and Pro Se Litigation Educate teams of stakeholders representing ten Midwestern states in pro se litigation issues. $ 

18,060 

06-N-062 IA American Judicature Society

The South Central Regional Conference on Pro Se Litigation

A conference to reach out and educate teams of stakeholders representing ten Midwestern states in pro se litigation issues. $ 

24,120 

06-N-063 NV

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

National Judicial Child Abuse and Neglect Institute Curriculum

Funds to adapt its Child Abuse and Neglect Institute (CANI) curriculum for a national audience. The newly adapted curriculum, available in hard copy or online, expands the availability of permanency case educational material to family and juvenile court judges. $ 

14,250 

06-N-064 DC

District of Columbia Superior Court

Program for Agreement and Cooperation in Child Custody Cases

Funding to design and implement a parenting education program to foster agreement and cooperation between parents involved in child custody cases. The Program for Agreement and Cooperation in Child Custody Cases (PAC) would inform parents about how the conflict between them impacts their children and provide suggestions for positive communication between them. $ 57,850 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2006 GRANT AWARDS

Project Grants06 06 C $ 5 ,850 06-N-065 UT

Utah Administrative Office of the Courts

Public Surveys on Access, Fairness, Public Trust, and Confidence in the Utah State Courts

Funding to measure perceptions of court accessibility and fairness, and to determine the level of public trust and confidence in the Utah court system. The Utah Judicial Council would use these results for strategic planning and policy development. $ 

26,580 

06-N-066 NE

Nebraska Judicial Branch Education

Improving the Court System for Abuse/Neglect and Foster Care

Funding to replicate the National Leadership for Child Protection to bring together judge-led local interdisciplinary teams (attorneys, child protection administrators and child advocates) from across the state to learn about the resource guidelines for abuse and neglect that were developed by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. $ 

38,745 

06-N-067 NY

New York Unified Court System Guardian Assistance Network

The New York State Unified Court System and Vera Institute of Justice will establish the “Guardian Assistance Network,” a comprehensive system to assist lay-guardians with their court-mandated duties. $ 

204,168 

06-N-068 NC

North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts

Criminal Court Information System Staging Module

Support the development of a new management information system to replace a 20-year old system, and use information technology to handle the ever-increasing caseload throughout the state. $ 

142,090 

06-N-069 SD

South Dakota Unified Judicial System

Information Technology Strategic Planning

Funding to assist in preparing an information technology strategic plan for the Unified Judicial System. $ 

38,383 

06-N-072 VA

National Association of Appellate Court Attorneys

Annual Conference of National Association of Appellate Court Attorneys

Conference to encourage contact between State and Federal judges and appellate court staff, as well as to provide educational sessions on substantive law, professional development, skill development and court administration. $ 

21,222 

06-N-074 NY

Fund for the City of New York, Center for Court Innovation

What Makes a Court ProblemSolving? Identifying Performance Indicators for Problem-Solving Justice

Development of a set of universal problem-solving court performance indicators that would complement traditional court performance measures and also help to assess progress in the institutionalization of problem solving courts. $ 

122,444 

06-N-075 WV

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Assessment of West Virginia Judicial Workload

The West Virginia Supreme Court is charged with preparing information for the 2007 legislative session on the redistricting of the circuit (general trial) and family courts. The Court is interested in conducting a weighted workload study to determine if any adjustments to court boundaries are necessary to more evenly distribute the workload. $ 

30,000 

1
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary SJI Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2006 GRANT AWARDS

06-N-129 PA

Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania

Enhancement of Pretrial Services in Allegheny County, PA

Implement an overhaul of the Bail Agency - the county's pretrial services program. The agency is responsible for providing Common Pleas Court Judges and Magisterial District Judges with information and options at bail determination hearings. $ 

59,162 

06-N-130 MN

Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office State Pro Se Services Project

The Minnesota Judicial Branch Strategic Plan Initiative for FY 2007-2009 included the development of a Statewide plan for managing Pro Se Litigants. The plan envisions a webbased “virtual” self help center allowing access to services statewide through the web, as well as a call-in facility. $ 

82,500 

06-N-131 VA

National Center for State Courts

State-of-the-States Jury Compendium 

Funding to analyze the datasets and disseminate the findings in a Compendium Report and accompanying Executive Summary entitled Jury Innovation in Practice: The Experience in State and Local Courts . $ 

30,000 

06-N-132 MN

Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office

E-Learning and Technical Writer Project

The applicant is seeking funds to obtain e-learning technical writing assistance and technology for the Minnesota Judicial Branch in order to provide web-based training to ensure complete, accurate, and timely data in the statewide case management system. $ 

75,000 

06-N-133 TX

Texas Office of Court Administration

Judicial Workload Assessment in the Texas District Courts

Funding to measure the workload of the Texas district courts. As a result, a comprehensive plan will be developed to allow staff to periodically review and update the case weights in a cost effective fashion. $ 

100,000 

06-N-134 OH

Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners

Cuyahogo County Justice System Reform Initiative

Funding to support the Justice System Reform Initiative to enable the various jurisdictions and agencies to share information and to use that information to make timely and appropriate decisions. $ 

205,000 

$ 

1,599,999 

06-T-011 MI

20th Judicial Circuit/Ottawa County Probate Court Customer Satisfaction Survey

A survey to assess the court performance in critical areas by surveying stakeholders, judges, and court staff. $ 

22,500 

Yuma County, AZ, Superior Court Performance Measurement Funding to support the development and implementation of a court performance

Total, Project GrantsTechnical Assistance (TA) Grants

06-T-054 AZ

y, , p

Court System

u d g to suppo t t e de e op e t a d p e e tat o o a cou t pe o a ce

measurement system based on the National Center for State Court’s CourTools project. 23,500 $ 

06-T-058 OR Oregon Judicial Department

Oregon Court Appeals Performance Measurement System

Funding to design, develop, and implement a court performance measurement system using the models of the CourTools and the Six Steps Process for Building a Court Performance 

Measurement System. $ 

29,075 

06-T-059 OR

Marion County Circuit Court, Salem, OR

Marion county Circuit Court Disaster Recovery 

Marion County Circuit Court is committed to its reconstruction and making the Courthouse facility spatially efficient and technologically innovative. To accomplish this goal, the Court would like to enlist the consulting services of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). $ 

10,108 

06-T-071 MS

Ninth Circuit Court District Drug Drug Court Evaluation Study

Funding to compile data that would monitor both participants and daily activities of the drug court program. $ 

9,000 

06-T-073 SC

South Carolina Judicial Department

Developing a Policy for Public Access to Court Records

Funding to assist the courts in implementing a public-privacy policy for public access to court records available on the Internet. $ 

25,350 

06-T-135 MN

Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office Document Translation

Funding for development and implementation of proper court document translation standards and to translate appropriate forms and brochures into at least three “exotic” languages. The initiative is a direct response to a recent influx of immigrants and refugees from various global “hot spots”. $ 

30,000 

06-T-136 WA Seattle Municipal Court

Assess Implementation of the Seattle Municipal Court's Community Court and Make Recommendations for Future Directions

Funding for an evaluation by the Justice Management Institute of the Community Court. The development of measures of effectiveness and community impact would be central to the effort. $ 

30,000 

Total, TA Grants $ 

179,533 

2
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary SJI Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2006 GRANT AWARDS

06-E-006 NH

New Hampshire Supreme Court

Meeting the Challenges of SelfRepresented Litigants Training and education programs for judges and court staff on self-represented litigation. $ 

19,003 

$ 

19,003 

05-N-091

National Center for State Courts

Self-Represented Litigation Network: Support and Collaboration for Enhancing Access to Justice

Continuation funding to enhance www.selfhelpsupport.org, a web site to provide comprehensive networking and substantive information about programs to assist selfrepresented litigants. $ 

150,000 

04-N-061 Chicago-Kent School of Law

Meeting the Needs of SelfRepresented Litigants: A Consumer-Based Approach

Continuation funding for a software program that enables courts and legal services providers to develop their own user-friendly Internet programs to provide pro se litigants with better access to the courts. $ 

35,000 

JERITT Michigan State University

The Judicial Education Reference, Information and Technology Transfer (JERITT) Project

Continuation funding for JERITT. JERITT is the only clearinghouse in the nation for information on continuing judicial branch education, programming, techniques and methods, and educational materials. $ 

57,900 

$ 

242,900 

Pew Prong Pew Charitable Trusts

Advancing the Court Improvement 

Recommendations by the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care

Provides technical assistance to State and local jurisdictions implementing a court-centric approach to managing foster care cases. $ 

320,000 

Legal Services Corporation Legal Services Corporation Technology Initiative Grants

Funds innovative technology initiatives to help grantees provide assistance to low income persons who would otherwise not receive legal assistance. This is accomplished by different means, such as by creating a system of statewide web sites to deliver enhanced pro se and community legal education resources. $ 

318,867 

Total, Continuation GrantsContinuation GrantsTotal, CAT GrantsCurriculum Adaptation & Training (CAT) GrantsPartner Grant

p g p gy y g $ , 

06-N-128 VA

National Center for State Courts

A National Campaign to Ensure the Racial and Ethnic Fairness in America's State Courts

Partnership with the Open Society Institute. The first phase of a broader campaign to address racial and ethnic fairness in State courts. The information will be compiled and made accessible in an online database. $ 

45,000 

NCJFCJ

National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges

National Judicial Leadership, Justice for Children: Changing Lives by Changing Systems

Use of performance data by the courts, including data generated by state agencies, to improve outcomes. $ 

6,049 

$ 

689,916 

04-N-045 Legal Momentum

Understanding Sexual Violence: The Judicial Response to Stranger and Nonstranger Rape Supplemental to grant established by funding transferred to SJI by OVW in FY 2004. $ 69,651 

Memphis University of Memphis

Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education

Institute provides judicial education programs and teaching programs to participant judges. Used $29,907 from original grant award to fund this supplement. $ 

- 

$ 

69,651 

Various Topics 136 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2006. 182,110 $ 

$ 

182,110 

$ 

2,983,112 

Total ScholarshipsTotal, ScholarshipsGRAND TOTAL, FY 2006Total, Partner GrantsSupplementsTotal, SupplementsScholarships

3
GRANT REQUESTS AND AWARDS

FY 2005

Grant Type Requested Awarded Number $ Cash Match Number $ C

Project 3 192$ ,182 $ 49,472 5 $ 369,105 $ Partner 0 $ ‐   $ ‐                   0 $ ‐              $ TA 20 532$ ,948 $ 276,413 5 $ 131,921 $ 

CAT (JBETA) 11 137$ ,404 $ 57,007 10 $ 114,235 $ Scholarships 262 329$ ,800 $ ‐                   183 $ 232,556 $ Continuation 8 1,329$ ,430 $ 233,430 3 $ 817,331 $ 

Supplement 1 65$ ,024 $ ‐                   1 $ 65,024 $ 

GRAND TOTAL 305 2,586$ ,788 $ 616,322 207 $ 1,730,172 $ 
Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary SJI Award 

05-N-001 FIU

Florida International University

Adapting Trial Court Performance Standards to an Aging America

Funding to address the interactions of older adults with the courts in connection with guardianships, self-representation, and criminal cases that would be added to the 22 Trial Court Performance Standards. $ 

122,82

05-N-002 CA

Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts

Bench Book to Assist Judges in Running a Court Room with SelfRepresented Litigants Toolkit of resources for judges presiding over courtrooms with large numbers of pro se litigants. Bench Book will go to all of California's 2,000 judges. $ 

39,04

05-N-003 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

National Mass Torts Clearinghouse

Establishment of a National Mass Torts Clearinghouse that would identify and disseminate information about best practices in mass tort litigation; monitor mass tort case activity; develop methods for improved State-Federal cooperation; and support national and Statelevel judicial education on the issue. $ 

100,05

05-N-091 NCSC

National Center for State Courts

The Self-Help Practitioner's Resource Center: An Online Information Clearinghouse

Funding to continue and enhance www.selfhelpsupport.org, a web site established to provide comprehensive networking and substantive information about programs to assist selfrepresented litigants. $ 

97,18

05-N-156 Zorza Richard Zorza

Publishable Paper on Plan for Institutionalization of Support for Pro Se Innovation

Funding to design a formal structure to coordinate and promote nationwide efforts to enhance access to justice for people who represent themselves in court. $ 

10,00

$ 

369,10

05 T 088 Guam

Judiciary of Guam, Administrative Office of the Courts

FY 2005 Reorganization of the Judiciary of Guam

Assistance in reorganizing the judiciary following the enactment of Federal legislation recognizing the Guam Supreme Court as the appellate court for island residents and vesting all administrative authority of the judicial branch in the Chief Justice $ 30 00

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2005 GRANT AWARDS

Project GrantsTotal, Project GrantsTechnical Assistance (TA) Grants05-T-088 Guam Courts Judiciary of Guam all administrative authority of the judicial branch in the Chief Justice. $ 30,00

05-T-090 VA

Virginia Beach, VA, General District Court

Conduct an Operational Review of the Clerk of Court's Office

Funding for an operational review of the Clerk of Court’s Office to identify the core processes and determine where and how they could be streamlined, or otherwise improved to better serve the Court’s customers and other stakeholders. $ 

16,07

05-T-155 VA

Thirteenth Judicial District, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

Long Range Strategic Planning Process

Funding to continue introducing Continuous Quality Improvement principles into the longterm strategic planning process. $ 

30,00

05-T-157 Guam

Judiciary of Guam, Administrative Office of the Courts

Phase II: FY 2005 Reorganization of the Judiciary of Guam

Technical assistance to support the reorganization of the judiciary following the enactment of Federal legislation recognizing the Guam Supreme Court as the appellate court for island residents, and vesting all administrative authority of the judicial branch in the Chief Justice. $ 

26,25

05-T-158 CA

Imperial County Superior Court

Developing Sound Strategies to Implement Effective Service Network and Cross Border Justice Improvements

Technical assistance to develop sound strategies to implement effective service network and cross-border justice improvements. $ 

29,60

$ 

131,92

Memphis University of Memphis

Institute for Faculty Excellence in Judicial Education Institute provides judicial education programs and teaching programs to participant judges. $ 

107,40

NCSC

National Center for State Courts

Helping Courts Solve Key Problems

Intensive technical assistance to help courts solve problems in key areas, and the development of a web infrastructure to foster creative problem solving. $ 

399,89

JERITT Michigan State University

The Judicial Education Reference, Information and Technology Transfer (JERITT) Project

Continuation funding for JERITT. JERITT is the only clearinghouse in the nation for information on continuing judicial branch education, programming, techniques and methods, and educational materials. $ 

310,03

$ 

817,33

Total, TA GrantsContinuation GrantsTotal, Continuation Grants

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Grant Number Grantee Title Project Summary SJI Award 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

FY 2005 GRANT AWARDS

05-E-004 Guam

Judiciary of Guam, Administrative Office of the Courts

Promoting Justice Through Professional Development The program would follow the Leadership Institute’s judicial education curriculum. $ 

12,33

05-E-017 CA

Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts

Professional Development Training

Support to construct a professional development curriculum that would be designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of attorneys and education specialists in the area of instructional design. $ 

20,00

05-E-087 NM

New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts

Judicial Education Evaluation and Planning for the New Mexico Magistrate Courts

Technical assistance to conduct an evaluation of the educational programs and resources currently available for magistrate court judges and staff, and undertake a curriculum development planning process to enhance the training available to them as they proceed through their careers. $ 

19,80

05-E-089 IA

Iowa Office of the State Court Administrator Judicial Writing Program

Support to conduct a judicial writing program to meet the professional development needs of new and experienced general jurisdiction trial judges and help them improve their written communication skills. $ 

6,94

05-E-152 UT

Utah Administrative Office of the Courts

Understanding Sexual Violence: Offenders and the Neurobiology of Trauma

Funding to teach the “Neurobiology of Trauma” component of the curriculum entitled “Understanding Sexual Violence: The Judge’s Role in Stranger and Nonstranger Rape and Sexual Assault.” $ 

3,48

05-E-153 OR

Oregon Association for Court Administration

Design a Court Management Professional Development Curriculum

Support to construct a professional development curriculum based on NACM’s Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines to be presented at the bi-annual conferences of the Oregon Association for Court Administration (OACA) over the next two years. $ 

8,50

West Virginia Supreme Court Train the Trainers - Cultural

The applicant requests funds to hire Dr. Michael Lindsey, a lawyer and clinical psychologist, to provide training for juvenile justice professionals on Disproportionate Minority Contact

Judicial Branch Education Technical Assistance (JBETA)05-E-154 WV

West Virginia Supreme Court

of Appeals

Train the Trainers Cultural

Diversity Training

to provide training for juvenile justice professionals on Disproportionate Minority Contact

(DMC) and Cultural Competence. $ 

15,93

05-E-159 GA

Georgia Council of Court Administrators

Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines

Support to construct a professional development curriculum based on NACM’s Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines. The curriculum would be presented at the bi-annual conferences of the Georgia Council of Court Administrators (GCCA) over the next two years. $ 

8,50

05-E-160 PA

First Judicial District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Talent Pool Development Program Funding to support a management development program. $ 

11,25

05-E-205 TX

Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

Caseflow Management Training Program

The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC) would present a 21⁄2-day Caseflow Management course to 50 municipal court administrators. $ 

7,50

$ 

114,23

Legal Momentum Legal Momentum

Presiding in Adult Sexual Assault Cases: A Distance Learning Curriculum

Curriculum available to judges on the Internet with guidance on how to preside over sexual assault cases. $ 65,02

$ 

65,02

Various Topics 183 Scholarships were awarded in FY 2005. 232,55

$ 

$ 

232,55

$ 

1,730,17

Total, SupplementsScholarshipsTotal, JBETASupplementsTotal ScholarshipsTotal, ScholarshipsGRAND TOTAL, FY 2005

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