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April 2024 | Vol. 34, No. 7

Grantee Spotlight: The Housing Navigator Program

The Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance (GNEA) and

the Iowa Judicial Branch have partnered to support The

Housing Navigator Program. The Navigator at GNEA

assists their clients in finding sustainable forms of

housing assistance in Story County, Iowa, with the aim

of preventing homelessness. They work with clients

holistically to determine which programs offered by the

state they may qualify for, and then offer help to apply

for those programs. The navigator has helped

individuals apply for SNAP, CIRHA, LIHEAP, Social

Security, and Medicaid, as well as rent... Read more

In the News

FY 2024 2nd Quarter SJI Board Meeting

The FY 2024 2nd Quarter SJI Board meeting was held on April 8th, 2024, at the Nevada

Supreme Court in Carson City, Nevada. Executive Director, Jonathan Mattiello, and
members of the SJI Board were joined by Justice Lidia S. Stiglich of the... Read more

SJI Board Awards FY 2024 Second Quarter Grants

SJI received 14 grant applications requesting a total of $1,800,068 for the 2nd quarter of

FY 2024. The Board met on April 8, 2024, at the Supreme Court of Nevada to make

decisions on those applications. During its meeting, the Board awarded five (5) Strategic

Initiatives Grant to: 1) the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), in partnership with the

Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State Court Administrators, the National

Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the National Conference of State

Legislatures, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation to convene a national summit and

provide technical assistance to arm state court leaders and their partners... Read more

Rapid Response Team Releases New Guidance on Implementing AI

Technologies

Courts seeking guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) now have access to two new

resources, thanks to the AI Rapid Response Team (RRT). The National Center for State

Courts (NCSC)’s Getting Started and Platform Considerations resources provide

practical interim guidance for courts on experimenting with AI tools, understanding how AI

technologies use data, and evaluating contractual terms and conditions. “This new

guidance enables courts to confidently take some initial steps in... Read more

SJI Visits The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Last week, our Executive Director, Jonathan Mattiello, our Senior Program Advisor,

Michelle White, and members of the SJI Board took a trip to the National Council of

Juvenile and Family Court Judges, (NCJFCJ) in Reno, Nevada. Pictured with Joey Orduña

Hastings, Chief Executive Officer of NCJFCJ, and Bill DeLisio, Deputy... Read more

SJI Visits The National Judicial College (NJC)

Members of the SJI Board, Executive Director, Jonathan Mattiello, and Senior Program

Advisor, Michelle White, visited the National Judicial College (NJC) in Reno, Nevada on
April 9th, 2024. Pictured with President & CEO Hon. Benes Aldana (Ret.), Chief Academic

Officer, Joy Lyngar, and Chief of Staff, Chrystn Eads... Read more

Announcements

Upcoming

Training! Join the

National Council of

Juvenile and Family

Court Judges (NCJFCJ) for the

Recovering and Reuniting FamiliesBest Court Practices in Responding

to Families Impacted by Opioid and

Other Substance Use Disorders in

Santa Fe, New Mexico on May 2nd3rd, 2024. This free training would

be a good fit for new and

experienced judges who hear child

welfare cases and who are looking

to enhance their ability to implement

best practices in responding to

families affected by opioid use

disorder and other substance use

disorders (OUD/SUD). Register

here.

Upcoming

Webinar! Join the

National Center for

State Courts (NCSC)

for Navigating

Leadership Webinar Series: A

Productive Pair on May 8th, 2024,

at 11:00AM EST. In this session,

you will explore the dynamics that

must exist for an organization to be

led by an effective productive pair.

There are essential skills for

successful productive pair

leadership: building trust, creating

clarity in decision-making, and

communicating with direct

conversations. To register now, and

to view all of the webinars in this

series, click here.

SJI Funding Toolkit:

New Weekly Guide to

Federal Grant

Programs. Access the

weekly guide to Federal

Apply now! The

Institute for

Intergovernmental

Research (IIR), on

behalf of the State Justice Institute,
Grant Programs in one concise

document, organized by topic area,

and that highlights key information

to help jurisdictions make decisions

about whether to pursue these open

funding opportunities. The SJI

Funding Toolkit is designed to

support local courts, state courts,

and their justice system partners as

they pursue federal and

philanthropic funding opportunities.

For more information, read more

here.

is pleased to announce a peer

exchange opportunity on June 13–

14th, 2024, in partnership with

the Bureau of Justice Assistance

(BJA)’s Comprehensive Opioid,

Stimulant, and Substance Use

Program (COSSUP). Up to six

communities will be selected to

receive travel scholarships through

SJI to participate. Submissions will

not be accepted after May 16th,

2024. For more information and to

apply, click here.

If you are interested in sharing court related news or announcements in the SJI newsletter,

please send all content to contact@sji.gov by the 10th of the month.

Are you a SJI grantee interested in being featured in our monthly newsletter and on our

website? Follow the instructions on our Grantee Spotlight Submission Instructions page.

The next deadline to submit a

grant application to SJI

is May 1, 2024.

Learn more about SJI grants and apply

today!

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