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                  - Grants                      - Project Grants
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                  - News
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                  - About SJI                      - Board of Directors
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### Supporting the Nation's Judicial System & the Public it Serves

## SJI News & Announcements

## SJI was established by federal law in 1984 to improve the quality of justice in state courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts. To fulfill this mission, SJI awards grants that benefit the nation’s judicial system and the public it serves.

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### SJI Announces New Priority Investment Area: Human Trafficking and the State Courts

The SJI Board of Directors has established Human Trafficking and the State Courts as a new Priority Investment Area for grant funding. Human Trafficking manifests itself in a variety of court settings, including prostitution and drug cases where the individual may be a trafficking victim, child thieves who are part of trafficker-controlled organizations, and abused … 

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### National Summit for Language Access and the Courts

Nearly 300 court leaders from 49 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia, concluded the first ever Nation Summit on Language Access and the Courts in Houston, Texas, October 1-3, 2012. The Summit focused on developing solutions to improve access to justice for litigants with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The Summit enabled state court … 

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### Executive Session Offers Resources for State Courts and Stakeholders

The Executive Session for State Court Leaders in the 21st Century (SJI-07-I-203, and SJI-11-I-064) brought together state court leaders including chief justices, judges, and court administrators, as well as key stakeholders to address an array of issues impacting the state courts, including: adapting to the budget crisis and leadership in times of limited resources; identification … 

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### SJI Board Awards Grants for the Fourth Quarter of FY 2012

SJI received 18 grant applications requesting a total of $1,349,759 for the 4th quarter of FY 2012. The Board met on September 17, 2012, to make decisions on those grant applications and awarded 15 grants totaling $791,537. Because of the high demand, SJI had to deny some applications due to lack of available funding in … 

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### Status of FY 2013 Appropriations and Court Security Legislation

On September 13, 2012, the House passed a six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) (HJ Res. 117) for FY 2013. The Senate passed the CR on September 22, 2012. The CR will enable SJI to maintain current operations at the FY 2012 funding level, and award 1st quarter FY 2013 grants. On September 21, 2012, the Office … 

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### New Resource Available on the National Symposium on Court Management

The 4th National Symposium on Court Management, held at the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) in October 2010, convened a range of state court stakeholders for only the 4th time since 1981. Participation at this symposium was by invitation only; however, the NCSC has recently made the resources from this event available to the … 

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#### SJI GRANTEE SPOTLIGHTS

                  -  Reducing Conflict with Families in Transition
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                  -  The Housing Navigator Program
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                  -  Judicial Innovation Fellowship Program
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                  -  Advancing Pretrial Justice Initiative
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