Deadline: 1-May-22
The State Justice Institute’s (SIJ) Project Grants are now open to improve the administration of justice in state courts nationwide.
Project Grants are intended to support innovative education and training, demonstration, and technical assistance projects that can improve the administration of justice in state courts locally or nationwide.
Funding Information
Project Grants for state court and national non-profit organization applicants may not exceed $300,000 and 36 months in duration. Applications from local court applicants may not exceed $200,000 and 24 months. Examples of expenses not covered by Project Grants include the salaries, benefits, or travel of full-or part-time court employees. Funding may not be used for the ordinary, routine operations of court systems.
Eligibility Criteria
SJI is authorized by Congress to award grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to the following entities and types of organizations:
- State and local courts and their agencies.
- National nonprofit organizations controlled by, operating in conjunction with, and serving the judicial branches of state governments.
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National nonprofit organizations for the education and training of judges and support personnel of the judicial branch of state governments. An applicant is considered a national education and training applicant if:
- The principal purpose or activity of the applicant is to provide education and training to state and local judges and court personnel; and
- The applicant demonstrates a record of substantial experience in the field of judicial education and training.
- Other eligible grant recipients.
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Provided that the objectives of the project can be served better, the Institute is also authorized to make awards to:
- Nonprofit organizations with expertise in judicial administration
- Institutions of higher education
- Individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations (for-profit organizations must waive their fees)
- Private agencies with expertise in judicial administration
- SJI may also make awards to state or local agencies and institutions other than courts for services that cannot be adequately provided through nongovernmental arrangements.
Selection Criteria
Project Grant applications will be rated based on the criteria set forth below:
- Soundness of the methodology
- Demonstration of need for the project
- Appropriateness of the proposed evaluation design
- If applicable, the key findings and recommendations of the most recent evaluation and the proposed responses to those findings and recommendations
- Applicant’s management plan and organizational capabilities
- Qualifications of the project’s staff
- Products and benefits resulting from the project, including the extent to which the project will have long-term benefits for state courts across the nation
- Degree to which the findings, procedures, training, technology, or other results of the project can be transferred to other jurisdictions
- Reasonableness of the proposed budget
- Demonstration of cooperation and support of other agencies that may be affected by the project
For more information, visit State Justice Institute.
For more information, visit https://www.sji.gov/grants/project-grants/