The Project Grants is 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.
Donor Name: State Justice Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Project Grants are the centerpiece of SJI’s efforts to improve the administration of justice in state courts 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.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the criteria detailed below, SJI will consider whether the applicant is a state or local court, a national court support or education organization, a non-court unit of government, or other type of entity eligible to receive grants under SJI’s enabling legislation; the availability of financial assistance from other sources for the project; the diversity of subject matter, geographic diversity; the level and nature of the match that would be provided; reasonableness of the proposed budget; the extent to which the proposed project would also benefit the federal courts or help state or local courts enforce federal constitutional and legislative requirements; and the level of appropriations available to SJI in the current year and the amount expected to be available in succeeding fiscal years, when determining which projects to support.
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.
