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State Justice Institute (SJI) Strategic Initiative Grants is a grant from the State Justice Institute that funds projects improving the quality of justice in state courts and fostering innovative, efficient solutions to systemic judicial challenges.
Established by federal law in 1984, SJI awards up to $300,000 per grant to state and local courts, court agencies, and national nonprofit organizations that serve or operate in conjunction with the judicial branches of state governments. Past-funded projects include judicial leadership summits, open-source document assembly and e-filing tools, alternative bar licensure pilots, and national court data standards implementation.
Grant reports and products are archived through the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Digital Archive.
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### The State Justice Institute (SJI) was established by federal law in 1984 to award grants to improve the quality of justice in state courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common issues faced by all courts. SJI continues to make all grant reports and most grant products available online through the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Digital Archive.
Visit SJI’s Funding Toolkit for State Courts and Justice System Partners to learn about additional grant opportunities, access grant resources, and to request grant writing technical assistance.
## SJI Grantee Spotlights ### Advancing Innovation: A National Summit and Webinar Series on Judicial Leadership IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, with support from the State Justice Institute, in partnership with the Berkeley Judicial Institute, convened Advancing Innovation: A National Summit on Judicial Leadership and developed a complementary national webinar series—together equipping judicial leaders with the knowledge, skills, and collaborative … [](https://www.
sji. gov/advancing-innovation-a-national-summit-and-webinar-series-on-judicial-leadership/) ##### National Document Assembly Hosting and E-filing Initiative: The Document Assembly Line The Document Assembly Line, created by the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab (LIT Lab) at Suffolk University Law School, helps individuals build open-source access-to-justice tools and resources for court forms, online guided interviews, and e-filing.
It provides affordable Docassemble hosting and e-filing tools for courts and legal aid organizations. The LIT Lab has also created … [](https://www. sji.
gov/national-document-assembly-hosting-and-e-filing-initiative/) ##### New Mexico Supreme Court Assessment of Bar Licensure and Rural Access The Supreme Court of New Mexico, with generous assistance from SJI, has convened a committee dedicated to the development of an alternative, supervised-practice means of licensure that focuses on a skills-based assessment of a bar applicant’s legal abilities.
The National Center for State Courts, as contractor on the project, assisted the committee by gathering information … [](https://www. sji.
gov/new-mexico-supreme-court-assessment-of-bar-licensure-and-rural-access/) ##### Implementing National Open Court Data Standards in Pilot Courts The National Open Court Data Standards (NODS) consists of business and technical court data standards designed to facilitate the sharing of court data, ensure consistency in how data are understood and used, and reduce the costs and efforts required for courts to respond to data requests.
In addition, several states are using NODS as a … [](https://www. sji. gov/implementing-national-open-court-data-standards-in-pilot-courts/) ##### Arizona Lawyer Apprentice Program (ALAP) The Arizona Supreme Court implemented the Arizona Lawyer Apprentice Program (ALAP) on September 1, 2024, with generous grant support from the State Justice Institute, creating an alternative pathway to law licensure.
ALAP is designed for candidates who narrowly miss Arizona’s Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) passing score of 270, recognizing that a single cut score does … [](https://www. sji.
gov/arizona-lawyer-apprentice-program-alap-the-arizona-supreme-court/) ## SJI News & Announcements On May 8th, 2026, Tim Dibble of The Justice Management Institute (JMI), Andrew Mallis of Kalamuna, and two representatives from New Orleans— Judge Mark Shea of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney Demetrie Ford — presented at the Code for America Summit… Courts across the country are strengthening cybersecurity readiness through a series of regional workshops led by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and funded by the State Justice Institute.
Over 19 months, the workshops brought together about 250 participants from state, appellate, and local courts in 37 states and… The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM CT. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 3rd quarter of FY 2026, and other business. ADDRESS:Hotel on Phillips, 100 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD.
On May 5–6th, 2026, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) Justice and Public Health Initiatives team facilitated an onsite Rural Peer Exchange in West Union, Adams County, Ohio.
The exchange, funded by the State Justice Institute, brought together rural leaders confronting complex challenges at the intersection of substance use, mental… Eviction diversion programs are demonstrating how courts, working in partnership with community organizations, can deliver more effective and sustainable solutions to housing instability.
As eviction filings rise nationwide, these programs — many supported by NCSC’s Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI) — are gaining traction as a practical response to the growing… Funding Opportunity for Texas Counties! The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) is launching Cohort Two of its Court Liaison Pilot Program — a $1.
4 million initiative designed to strengthen coordination between the justice system and behavioral health services across Texas communities. Selected counties will receive: ✔️ Up to… Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) is conducting a national scan, funded by the State Justice Institute, to identify courts that have implemented behavioral health court navigator programs.
Building on PRA’s 2023 National Compendium of Court Navigators, this effort will document the continued growth of navigator programs and produce an updated… The SJI Board met on April 20, 2026, and awarded 18 new grant applications totaling $916,661 for the 2nd quarter of FY 2026.
The Board awarded two (2) Strategic Initiative Grants (SIG) to:National Center for State Courts(NCSC) to conduct a national landscape assessment to identify gaps, assess challenges, and export… The FY 2026 2nd Quarter SJI Board Meeting was held on Monday, April 20th, 2026, at the Delaware Supreme Court in Wilmington, DE.
SJI Executive Director, Jonathan Mattiello, and members of the SJI Board were joined by Ken Kelemen, State Court Administrator, pictured inside of the Leonard L. Williams Justice… The National Center for State Courts has launched a new Data Literacy for Courts course—made possible through funding from the State Justice Institute.
As courts generate more data than ever, this new course is designed to help court professionals understand, interpret, and use data with confidence to drive better decision-making… On May 8th, 2026, Tim Dibble of The Justice Management Institute (JMI), Andrew Mallis of Kalamuna, and two representatives from New Orleans— Judge Mark Shea of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and Senior Chief Deputy City Attorney Demetrie Ford — presented at the Code for America Summit… Courts across the country are strengthening cybersecurity readiness through a series of regional workshops led by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and funded by the State Justice Institute.
Over 19 months, the workshops brought together about 250 participants from state, appellate, and local courts in 37 states and… The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 1:00 PM CT. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 3rd quarter of FY 2026, and other business. ADDRESS:Hotel on Phillips, 100 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD.
On May 5–6th, 2026, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) Justice and Public Health Initiatives team facilitated an onsite Rural Peer Exchange in West Union, Adams County, Ohio.
The exchange, funded by the State Justice Institute, brought together rural leaders confronting complex challenges at the intersection of substance use, mental… Eviction diversion programs are demonstrating how courts, working in partnership with community organizations, can deliver more effective and sustainable solutions to housing instability.
As eviction filings rise nationwide, these programs — many supported by NCSC’s Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI) — are gaining traction as a practical response to the growing… Funding Opportunity for Texas Counties! The Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) is launching Cohort Two of its Court Liaison Pilot Program — a $1.
4 million initiative designed to strengthen coordination between the justice system and behavioral health services across Texas communities. Selected counties will receive: ✔️ Up to… Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) is conducting a national scan, funded by the State Justice Institute, to identify courts that have implemented behavioral health court navigator programs.
Building on PRA’s 2023 National Compendium of Court Navigators, this effort will document the continued growth of navigator programs and produce an updated… The SJI Board met on April 20, 2026, and awarded 18 new grant applications totaling $916,661 for the 2nd quarter of FY 2026.
The Board awarded two (2) Strategic Initiative Grants (SIG) to:National Center for State Courts(NCSC) to conduct a national landscape assessment to identify gaps, assess challenges, and export… The FY 2026 2nd Quarter SJI Board Meeting was held on Monday, April 20th, 2026, at the Delaware Supreme Court in Wilmington, DE.
SJI Executive Director, Jonathan Mattiello, and members of the SJI Board were joined by Ken Kelemen, State Court Administrator, pictured inside of the Leonard L. Williams Justice… The National Center for State Courts has launched a new Data Literacy for Courts course—made possible through funding from the State Justice Institute.
As courts generate more data than ever, this new course is designed to help court professionals understand, interpret, and use data with confidence to drive better decision-making…
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