Five years ago, in 2018 at the outset of the Judiciary's previous five-year Strategic Plan, the Grants Management Office fulfilled one of two of its ambitions: Addressing Needs through Non- Adversarial Models. It procured and administrated a State Justice Institute Human Trafficking Grant performed by Dr. John A. Martin. Judiciary staff members, judges, and justices spent over 900 hours in training and related discussion with Dr. Martin focused on identifying trafficking and the efficiency of the Judiciary's case processing. As the five-year period concluded, a Mental Health Court Docket was established as part of the Judiciary’s commitment to advance treatment courts $536,481 was secured to fund a collaboration treatment program, and a near one-million-dollar BJA/OJP/DOJ Drug Court Grant was extended for another year. 

 

To promote an efficient and professional workplace, a second goal, the Grants Management Office oversaw the procurement and installation of ultraviolet light equipment to combat COVID-related pathogens and other viruses. The specialized equipment was placed near the ceilings in the courtrooms and meeting rooms and in busy public places to clean the circulating air. 

 

The new Strategic Plan period from 2023-2028 commences with Super Typhoon Yutu recovery-related work drawing to a close on Tinian and Saipan, and Typhoon Mawar work about to begin on Rota.  To illustrate the scope of our efforts, substantial renovations have been undertaken on the roofs of all three courthouses. Elevators have been modernized and new doors installed that are not only more attractive but provide greater security.  Over two million dollars of restoration work will have been expended and reimbursement obtained from the Federal Emergency Management Administration when all is completed, prospectively by the end of 2025.