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22. GRANT FROM STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF CASE FLOW MANAGEMENT IN CHILD MALTREATMENT CASES Accept a FY 2008-09 grant and associated revenue from the State Justice Institute (SJI) for the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County (Court) in the amount of $29,990. The Court will provide an in-kind match of General Fund (100) amount of $12,000 and a cash match of Superior Court Special Revenue Fund (259) amount of $3,000 which the department will absorb in the FY 2008-09 expenditure appropriation. These funds will be used to conduct a study on the case flow management of child maltreatment cases. The grant will cover the cost associated with professional consultants for the study. The indirect costs (based upon a rate of 38.6% certified by the Dept. of Finance) of $11,576 are not fully recoverable from the funding, as the grant does not allow for indirect cost recovery. The term of the grant will be from January 1, 2009 through July 1, 2009. With funding from the State Justice Institute (SJI), the Court, through the office of the Court Administrator, would contract with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) to conduct a study of Caseflow and case management in child maltreatment cases. The National Center is uniquely qualified to provide this technical assistance given its 35 year history of working with state and local court systems on an array of issues, its familiarity with the Maricopa County court system through numerous projects over the years, and the expertise and experience of its professional staff of consultants. (C-80-09-011-2-00)