The following are projects previously funded by the JAMS Foundation.

Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (Minneapolis, MN) – Special Master Handbook: $2000 to support the production of a comprehensive guide to the appointment and use of special masters and other court-appointed adjuncts. The handbook serves as a resource both for special masters seeking to improve their skills and for judges and court officials who make use of them. www.courtappointedmasters.org

American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution (Washington, D.C.) – ADR Handbook for Judges: $8,000 to develop and publish a comprehensive guide for judges, court administrators, and others interested in developing or refining their court-based ADR programs. The handbook provides detailed information about establishing ADR processes in a number of different court settings and a wide variety of case types. www.abanet.org/dispute

American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution (Washington, D.C.) – Pro-Bono ADR Guide: Based on experience with a previous series of JAMS Foundation-funded mini-grants, this $10,000 grant funded the development and distribution of a “myth-buster” guide addressing some of the misconceptions preventing pro bono and legal service providers from using ADR more effectively. www.abanet.org/dispute

American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution (Washington D.C.) – Pro Bono/Legal Services ADR Project (Year 1): $35,000 to fund a number of “mini-grants” to pro-bono and legal service agencies nationwide for training and technical assistance in expanding the range of ADR options available to indigent and low-income parties. www.abanet.org/dispute

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Madison, WI) – Family Law Education Reform Project: $8,000 to develop an interdisciplinary family law curriculum for law students, integrating dispute resolution training into family law education, and preparing future lawyers for contemporary family law practice. www.afccnet.org

Association of the Bar of the City of New York (New York, NY) – Volunteer Legal Assistance: This first JAMS Foundation grant provided $50,000 in funds to support the efforts of volunteer lawyers assisting victims of 9/11 and their families in filing claims and sorting through other legal issues arising from the attacks. www.nycbar.org

Association for Conflict Resolution (Washington, D.C.) – Peer-Mediation Program Guide: $22,000 to support the development and distribution of peer-mediation program resource material emphasizing the practical aspects of implementing and managing peer mediation programs and empowering student participants. www.acrnet.org

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (Crofton, MD) – Access ADR: $25,000 to support a program to increase the number of ADR professionals from traditionally underrepresented ethnic and racial groups by exposing users of ADR services to qualified neutrals of color. www.natlctr4adr.org

Center for Analysis of ADR Systems (Chicago, IL) - Database on Court-ADR: $22,000 to refine and expand an extensive database of up-to-date information on court-based ADR in the U.S., providing a comprehensive resource for evaluating court-ADR forms and formats for a variety of court settings and case types. www.aboutrsi.org

Community Boards (San Francisco, CA) – Peer-Mediation Manuals: $47,000 to revise, update, and distribute a comprehensive series of age-appropriate peer mediation training manuals for use by students, educators, and youth service providers. www.communityboards.org

Creative Response to Conflict (Nyack, NY) – Conflict Resolution Curricula: $50,000 to update and expand CRC’s successful conflict resolution curriculum for elementary school students, including a new curriculum combining conflict resolution education and literacy. www.crc-ny.org

CRU Institute (Bellevue, WA) – Peer Mediation Video for Inner-City Youth: Complementing their previous JAMS Foundation-funded peer-mediation materials for elementary and middle-school students, this $50,000 grant funded the production of another video focusing on inner-city youth and specifically, on conflicts involving African-American students and other people of color. The video addresses the ways in which achievement is sometimes devalued in these communities, suggesting new ways for these students to view themselves and their options. www.cruinstitute.org

CRU Institute (Bellevue, WA) – Peer Mediation DVDs: $60,844 to produce and distribute two peer-mediation DVDs, with accompanying teaching guides, to elementary and secondary schools nationwide. Each DVD features a simulated peer-mediation session dealing with issues relevant to each age group. www.cruinstitute.org

CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium (New York, NY) (Year One) – Make Talk Work Project: (2 years) Part of a larger effort by dispute resolution professionals in New York City after 9/11 to increase public awareness about dispute resolution principles and processes, this $59,000 grant (over two years) funded the development and distribution of a two series of colorful bookmarks containing expert tips on conflict prevention and dispute resolution. http://johnjay.jjay.cuny.edu/dispute

D.C. Appleseed (Washington, D.C.) – Special Education Mediation Project: $20,000 to fund several pilot programs in Washington, D.C. schools to improve services to special education students by providing mediation services and training to parents, teachers, and school administrators seeking to address the unique needs of special education students. www.dcappleseed.org

Federal Judicial Center (Washington, D.C.) – Research Conference on Court ADR: $15,000 to sponsor a conference focused on developing a research agenda for court-based ADR, establishing research priorities and determining the most effective methods for analyzing results and implementing recommendations. www.fjc.gov

Harry Bridges Project – Documentary Film on Sam Kagel: $10,000 to support the production of a documentary film about Sam Kagel, widely recognized as a founding father of American labor arbitration and mediation. www.theharrybridgesproject.org

Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund (New Orleans, LA) – Assistance for Federal Court Employees: This $25,200 grant provided emergency financial assistance to Federal Court employees in New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The fund provided financial relief to employees who sustained substantial or total losses of their homes and personal property, helping them to get back on their feet and return to their work administering justice through the courts. www.laed.uscourts.gov

Indian Dispute Resolution Services (Sacramento, CA) – Tribal Dispute Resolution Training (Year 1): $16,000 to fund a series of 3-day training workshops for Native American tribal leaders seeking to include mediation and peacemaking into their tribal justice systems. The program included extensive training in cross-cultural communication, negotiation, peacemaking, and advanced mediation techniques, and will offer certification to participants who successfully complete the series. www.indiandispute.com

Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (Jerusalem, Israel) – Cross-cultural ADR Center: $15,000 to foster communication and trust between Israeli and Palestinian communities by establishing a cross-cultural forum to resolve business and personal disputes arising between them. www.jiis.org.il

Morris K. Udall Foundation/U.S. Institute for Environmental Dispute Resolution (Tucson, AZ) – Native Skills Exchange Workshop (3 years): $49,700 to support a series of training workshops for ADR practitioners and parties involved in environmental, land use, and natural resource disputes involving Native American communities. The workshops are part of a wider effort to create a centralized, multi-cultural referral network for ADR practitioners and parties engaged in these disputes. www.udall.gov

National Association for Community Mediation (Washington, D.C.) – AmeriCorps Program: $50,000 to help expand the availability and delivery of conflict resolution training and services in community mediation centers throughout the U.S., using training and resource materials developed though a prior JAMS Foundation grant. www.nafcm.org

National Association for Community Mediation (Washington, D.C.) – Training/Educational Materials: $30,000 to revise and publish a series of educational materials both for community mediation groups and the general public, including a handbook for establishing and managing community mediation centers and a consumer’s guide to collaborative conflict resolution. www.nafcm.org

National Association of Senior Legal Hotlines (Sacramento, CA) – Telephone Mediation for Seniors (2 years): $36,000 to fund an innovative program to provide telephone mediation services to indigent and low-income seniors in appropriate cases. www.seniorlegalhotline.org

Partners for Democratic Change (Washington, D.C.) – Symposium on Corporations and Democracy: $34,250 to fund an invitational symposium for government and business leaders highlighting the role of corporations in fostering democratic institutions in developing countries, including mechanisms for conflict prevention and conflict management. www.partnersglobal.org

Promises Film Project (Harriman, NY) – Educational Program Outreach: “Promises,” an Emmy Award-winning documentary film, takes an intensely personal look at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the eyes of seven children from different sectors of Israeli and Palestinian society. This $15,000 grant helped fund outreach efforts and distribution of the film and accompanying study guide to schools, youth organizations, teaching conferences, and other educational groups. www.promisesproject.org

Public Conversations Project (Watertown, MA) – Guide to Community Dialogue: $25,000 to develop, translate, and publish a comprehensive guide to coordinating and conducting dialogues between individuals and groups seeking to resolve ongoing or long-standing disputes. www.publicconversations.org

Rockrose Institute (San Francisco, CA) – World Forum, Youth Dialogue Project: $25,000 to fund the production of a video showcasing the Youth Dialogue Project, part of a larger event, the World Forum, exploring both the nature of cross-cultural conflict and providing youth from around the world with opportunities for addressing and resolving it. www.rockroseinstitute.org

Seven Tepees Youth Program (San Francisco, CA) – Documentary Film: $35,000 to produce and distribute a documentary film profiling a unique program to provide life-skills training to at-risk youth, including academic tutoring, leadership training, mediation skills training, career guidance, and expressive arts therapy. www.7tepees.org

Street Law (Silver Spring, MD) – We Can Work It Out At Work Program (2 Years): $59,000 to support their “We Can Work It Out At Work” program, integrating conflict resolution training into career education and work placement programs for young adults. www.streetlaw.org

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – Conflict Resolution Education Website: $43,130 to design, implement, and manage a conflict resolution education (CRE) website providing national and international access to CRE instructional materials. The website serves as a clearinghouse for the posting and dissemination of CRE information, providing no-cost or low-cost training materials, discussion forums for CRE educators and practitioners, and links to other available CRE resources. www.temple.edu/education

Western Justice Center Foundation (Pasadena, CA) – Federal Court ADR Education: $30,000 to develop and distribute a menu of ADR program modules for use by federal judges, court administrators, and lawyers engaged in federal practice. The modules include program outlines, training materials, and lists of available ADR resources. www.westernjustice.org

Western Justice Center Foundation (Pasadena, CA) – Peer-Mediation Invitational Program: $2,500 to help sponsor the first peer-mediation invitational gathering for elementary school students, teachers, and volunteers. The event, intended to serve as a model for similar programs nationwide, showcased successful programs and featured demonstrations of peer-mediators resolving mock conflicts. www.westernjustice.org

Willamette University School of Law, Center for Dispute Resolution (Salem, OR) – Simulation Bank Augmentation: $6,000 to create additional ADR case simulations and role-play exercises for use in academic classes and dispute resolution trainings. www.willamette.edu/wucl/cdr