The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 1:00 PM ET. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 3rd quarter of FY 2024, and other business.
ADDRESS: Michigan Hall of Justice, 925 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan.
Upcoming #Webinar! New federal funding resource of interest to the courts. The webinar, Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program: Transformative Opportunities for Courts, will take place on Thursday, May 30th, 2024, at 2:00PM EST. The webinar is presented by the OJP Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald of New Hampshire will introduce the program.
To register and for further information or questions about the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP): https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RVh-PHbPTw2U_JWc6XtvAw#/registration
To request training and technical assistance (TTA) on SCIP and Courts, contact the NCJFCJ at SCIP.CourtTTA@ncjfcj.org
For additional information and to request other SCIP TTA, please access: https://www.ncja.org/byrne-scip
#UpcomingWebinar National Association of Women Judges Order in the Court & the Home: Judicial Safety Considerations
When? Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, at 1:00 PM EST.
This virtual program, co-sponsored by National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) and ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, was designed specifically for judges, in direct response to their increased vulnerability to violence and with sensitivity to their specific roles and risks.
After this session attendees will be better able to identify strategies to enhance safety through awareness and practices outlined in the NCJFCJ DV AWARE training program, funded by the State Justice Institute, and analyze their readiness to identify and develop policies and practices to better respond to judicial safety concerns and dangerous incidents that may occur within the court system (including domestic violence-related incidents).
Register here.
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR), on behalf of the State Justice Institute (SJI), 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. These travel scholarships will allow each community to send a team of three to four practitioners to participate in the structured, 2-day peer exchange at no cost.
The peer exchange will be based in Montgomery County, Ohio, a community in the western part of the state that includes the city of Dayton. Throughout the 2-day site visit, the six visiting teams will have the opportunity to learn about and observe the many successful aspects of Montgomery County’s comprehensive, multidisciplinary substance use response.
Through this peer exchange, visiting teams can discuss and share best practices, exchange ideas and knowledge, and engage in peer networking events.
Visiting teams also will be provided opportunities to meet and process the information as a team. To learn more about Dayton/Montgomery Counties and other communities’ efforts to increase collaboration to address substance use, please read Cross-sector Collaboration Between Law Enforcement, Courts, Child Welfare, and Schools to Address the Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Children and Families in the United States.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this technical assistance opportunity, a community must meet the following criteria:
Please see the solicitation for additional eligibility information and peer site visit request requirements.
Full Details of Opportunity
Full details of this opportunity—including additional information about individual and cross-sector team eligibility requirements, the time commitment associated with this initiative, and the selection process—can be found in the solicitation at: https://www.cossup.org/Content/Documents/Funding/Cross-Sector_Collaboration_Site_Visit_Opportunity_Final.pdf.
How to Apply
Request forms will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis, with submissions received by May 2, 2024, receiving priority consideration. Submissions will not be accepted after May 16, 2024.
Interested sites should submit their requests by completing this form. Once sites have completed the form and submitted their responses, they will receive a confirmation of receipt.
If needed, a PDF version of the questions is available here.
Questions
If sites have any questions about completing this form or have submission issues, they should email COSSUP@iir.com.
Upcoming #Webinar! Bureau of Justice Assistance Funding Opportunities for Courts. On Thursday, April 4th, 2024, at 03:00 PM EST, learn about the upcoming Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funding opportunities that are available to state and local courts for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Among the presenters, is State Justice Institute‘s very own, Michelle White.
Presenters will detail the primary initiatives that BJA will fund and describe eligibility requirements, estimated funding amounts and application resources.
Register here.
Redesigning Legal with (IAALS) Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System is back on April 16th, 2024! Register today.
Register here: https://iaals.du.edu/events/redesigning-legal-cultivating-oasis-legal-service-deserts
The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 1:00 PM PT. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 2nd quarter of FY 2024, and other business.
ADDRESS: Nevada Supreme Court Law Library, 201 South Carson Street, Room 107, Carson City, Nevada.
#UpcomingSymposium Funded by State Justice Institute, the National Interdisciplinary Cannabis Symposium will be held September 27th-29th, 2024, in New York, NY.
For more details and pre-registration information, please visit: https://www.nationalinterdisciplinarycannabissymposium.com/
NEW–Access the weekly guide to Federal 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 here: https://fundingtoolkit.sji.gov/…/SJI_New-Funding…
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. This toolkit includes resources that encompass the entire grant seeking, writing and management process, such as planning checklists, sample documents, frequently asked questions and fact sheets. Technical assistance is also available to courts to provide support and feedback during the grant writing and development process. Whether you are new to the grant process, have attempted unsuccessfully to write grants in the past, want to know about new funding opportunities, or are honing your grant skills, this toolkit is for you! #FTK
SJI Funding Toolkit: https://fundingtoolkit.sji.gov/
When? Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, from 11:00AM – 4:30PM EST.
An opportunity to connect with other Judicial Branch professionals from across the country involved in continuity planning for our Courts coordinated by your continuity peers working in our country’s judiciaries.
Register here: Continuity in the Courts Symposium – Registration (office.com)