93.586: State Court Improvement Program
Alternate Name: State and Tribal Court Improvement Programs
Overview
Program Number
93.586
Status
Active
Last Modified
Sept. 12, 2022
Date Posted
Sept. 12, 2022
Objective
This program provides grant opportunities to state and tribal courts to improve the quality of court processes and legal representation. Before FY 2022, the program provided three grants: a basic grant for assessment work; a grant for data collection and analysis; and a grant to increase training of court personnel, including cross training with agency staff. These were consolidated into one grant with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, but retain the prior program purposes. The program provides courts flexibility to design assessments which identify barriers to timely and effective decision-making, highlight practices which are not fully successful, examine areas they find to be in need of correction or added attention, and then implement reforms which address specific needs. State courts are required to collaborate with the state child welfare agency and tribes in this work. The program also provides $1,000,000 annually for tribal court recipients.
Type of Assistance
B - Project Grants (Discretionary)
Applicant Eligibility
The highest state courts in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to apply for funding. The term highest state court means the judicial tribunal which is the ultimate court of appeals in the state.
Tribal courts or tribal governments of federally recognized Tribes may apply for grants. To be eligible, a tribe must be operating an approved title IV-E program in accordance with section 479B of the Act; or plan to operate a title IV-E program and have received a title IV-E plan development grant, as authorized by section 476 of the Act; or have a court responsible for proceedings related to foster care or adoption (section 438(c)(3)(A)(iv) of the Act).
Beneficiary Eligibility
Families and children who are served by state and tribal courts in proceedings related to foster care, guardianship and adoption.
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Additional Information
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Grant Opportunities