Oregon Judicial Department

Oregon Judicial Department is a state government entity based in Salem that administers the judicial system for the State of Oregon. As a U.S. state government agency, the Oregon Judicial Department provides judicial administration services and court operations to the federal government primarily through federal grant awards rather than traditional contracts. The department has been registered in SAM.gov since October 2006 and currently maintains active federal grant relationships across multiple funding agencies that support specialized court programs, judicial training initiatives, and system improvement projects.

The Oregon Judicial Department has received substantial federal grant funding across diverse judicial and court improvement programs. Major awards include a $2.5 million Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance and expand five existing Veterans Treatment Courts statewide, a $1.999 million Bureau of Justice Assistance grant supporting the Risk and Needs Triage project for 26 adult drug courts, and a $600,000 Office on Violence Against Women grant in partnership with Clackamas Women's Services to develop domestic violence court training curricula and establish an Integrated Domestic Violence Court in Marion County. The department also administers recurring formula grants from the Administration on Children Youth and Families for the State Court Improvement Program (SCIP) and manages the Strengthening Families: The Oregon ICWA Initiative project supporting Indian Child Welfare Act implementation. Additional funding supports the Juvenile Delinquency Improvement Program through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and court monitoring improvements for vulnerable protected persons through the Administration on Aging. Sub-grant awards have been provided to partners including the Criminal Justice Commission, Justice Innovation Inc., the Oregon Department of Justice, and Clackamas County, supporting specialty court positions, language accessibility enhancements, VAWA staff attorneys, and court clerk services at family justice centers to improve access and outcomes across Oregon's justice system.