Beginning in FY 2021, all new grant application submissions must be made via the online Grant Management System (GMS). Also, all awards made in FY 2021 and forward are required to be managed in the GMS. Grantees with open awards made prior to FY 2021, may elect to create a new account and complete all requirements in GMS.
Grant Application DeadlinesSJI continues to make all grant reports and most grant products available online through the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Library and 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 is seeking to fund projects that assist state courts in their response to, and recovery from, COVID-19, with a look towards the future of court operations. In addition to meeting all other application requirements, SJI will give priority consideration for funding to projects that focus on institutionalizing and/or replicating practices that were implemented during the pandemic.
Applications for this opportunity must be submitted via the SJI Grant Management System (GMS). Applications will be reviewed, and if approved,
awarded on a rolling basis in FY 2021. Visit the Virtual Learning section of the Funding Toolkit for State Courts and Justice System Partners to learn more about SJI funding, including a podcast about this funding opportunity. Email contact@sji.gov with questions regarding this solicitation.
Special Note on Prohibited Costs for this Solicitation:
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The SJI Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 3:00 PM ET. The purpose of this meeting is to consider grant applications for the 1st quarter of FY 2021, and other business.
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