Grant applications are accepted and reviewed on a quarterly basis. All new grant application submissions must be made via the online Grant Management System (GMS). Additionally, all active awards must be managed in the GMS.
The next deadline to submit a grant application to SJI is Aug 1, 2026.
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.
FEATURED August 1, 2026
With support from the State Justice Institute, the Justice Management Institute (JMI) and Kalamuna are expanding the online case resolution (OCR) initiative to traffic and misdemeanor courts across the United States. OCR is a software platform that enables courts and justice system stakeholders and defendants to conduct traffic and misdemeanor cases online using a free, open-source GNU …
July 1, 2026
With support from the State Justice Institute, the District of Columbia Courts partnered with Youtopian to create a 360 interactive experience of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. This tool is designed to pull back the curtain on one of the most important—but often least understood—institutions in the justice system. By blending immersive technology with clear, accessible …
June 1, 2026
With support from the State Justice Institute, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is partnering with Fort Bend County and Brazoria County in Texas to advance The First 48 Initiative: Developing a Blueprint for Person-Centered and Care-Focused Adjudication. This initiative focuses on connecting people to community-based care early, thereby reducing unnecessary incarceration for people with behavioral health (BH) needs. First 48 centers on the critical window of the first 48 …
May 1, 2026
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 …
April 1, 2026
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 …