New Hampshire Judicial Branch

New Hampshire Judicial Branch, doing business as Administrative Office Of The Courts, is a U.S. state government entity that operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on court improvement, treatment courts, and domestic violence support. The organization does not hold federal contracts and does not compete for procurement awards; all federal engagement is through grant programs from HHS, DOJ, and related federal agencies.

The Administrative Office of the Courts' grant portfolio centers on judicial system improvement and evidence-based court programming. Recent prime grant work includes a $338,571 formula grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586) running October 2025 through September 2027 to conduct assessments and implement improvements in child welfare court processes; a cooperative agreement from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) effective October 2024 through September 2028 to expand family treatment courts and supported family approaches across the state with emphasis on Sullivan County and Concord; a $515,471 project grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.745) running October 2023 through September 2026 to fund a statewide mental health court coordinator position and expand mental health courts in partnership with NAMI New Hampshire; and a four-year project grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) beginning October 2024 to fund an adult drug court assessment initiative providing racial and ethnic disparities evaluation, statewide database enhancement, training delivery, and transportation services to drug court participants. The organization also received a $1 million-plus project grant from SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in September 2024 to expand the Sullivan County Family Treatment Court, projecting service to 220 families over the grant period through enhanced substance use treatment access and evidence-based practices.

Customer concentration reflects DOJ and HHS dominance. The top five funding entities account for 90% of awards: the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women leads with six awards; the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Administration for Children and Families each carry four awards; the broader DOJ Office of Justice Programs and OJJDP round out the core set. Only two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reducing near-term recompete exposure. In its subrecipient role, the Administrative Office of the Courts receives pass-through funding from the New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General on six awards dating from 2022 through 2026 supporting domestic violence program coordination, judicial training, technology infrastructure for restraining order tracking, and treatment court support positions. The organization's federal grant work is performance-bounded to New Hampshire, with service areas spanning statewide court systems and specialized programs in Sullivan County, Concord, and Manchester.