The Healthcare Foundation of NJ Grant: Special One-time Grants

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey offers special one-time grants aimed at improving healthcare for underserved populations in Greater Newark and the Jewish Community of MetroWest NJ. The foundation prioritizes innovative projects that demonstrate measurable impacts, partnerships, and sustainability. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations focused on health disparities. Proposals are evaluated based on mission alignment, systems impact, and the potential for lasting change in community health outcomes.

Note: HFNJ considers all grant requests except for Special One-time requests on a quarterly basis. Here are the upcoming quarterly deadlines for submitting a request. The deadline is 5 p.m. EDT on the day listed, and the deadline is firm – applications submitted late will have to wait until the next cycle for consideration.
The mission of the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey is to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable, underserved populations in greater Newark and the Jewish Community of MetroWest NJ, elevate the quality of community healthcare, reduce disparities in access, and promote the infusion of compassion and humanism into our healthcare system.The Foundation seeks to seed new initiatives, identify and expand existing healthcare programs, support appropriate clinical and medical research, promote medical education to positively impact its targeted communities, and engage in partnerships to foster its goals.Important Attributes of the Grant Proposal
Please note that the Foundation receives more requests for funding than it has available funds to support many worthwhile projects. In reviewing applications for funding, the trustees and staff of the Foundation are sensitive to the following six concerns:
Mission Appropriateness: A thoughtfully-designed proposal will demonstrate how the project will have a positive impact on the health and well-being of underserved populations within the communities in our catchment area. For a more detailed view of our grantmaking by health area, please click here.Potential for Systems Impact: The Foundation seeks proposals that promise innovation and change or a significant enhancement of existing services. Applications that can demonstrate measurable quantitative as well as qualitative outcomes mitigating long-standing barriers to health and healthy living will be favored. In addition, we look for the ways in which the applicant partners with and works collaboratively with key stakeholders and community groups.Plan for Assessment and Evaluation: Proposals should clearly identify the target population(s), the numbers of clients served, and the specific outcomes grantees seek to achieve, both within the grant period and longer term. The Project Evaluation Chart (logic model) is a key component of the proposal, and it illustrates the direct relationship between program objectives, activities, measures for data collection, and the outcomes. The strength of a plan to measure and prove the impact of a project will be a key consideration.Potential for Fit/Partnership: The Foundation seeks grantee partners that are ably led, strive to empower those they serve, and work collaboratively in their communities. Potential grantees should be able to demonstrate a track record of programmatic integrity and success. Grantees are expected to meet high standards of governance, accountability, and fiscal management. At all times, Foundation trustees and staff strive to be respectful, responsive, transparent and collaborative, and we look for the same in our grantees.Grant Budget: The budget request should be commensurate with its anticipated impact. Indirect or overhead costs are not automatically funded and are considered on a case-by-case basis.Sustainability: Grantees should always demonstrate how they are working toward supporting the development, implementation, and sustainability of promising programs. The plan for sustainable funding beyond HFNJ’s support plays a critical role in the proposal review. The Foundation allocates funding on a yearly basis and may allow some organizations to submit renewal requests one year after an initial grant award. In such cases, a grantee needs to demonstrate progress in the first grant year and demonstrate how additional support will further the project.

Eligibility

Grants are made only to private, non-profit organizations that have tax exempt status under Section 501C3 of the Internal Revenue Service Code and that are not private foundations.The Foundation will consider applications that align with HFNJ’s mission to reduce health disparities and improve the health and well-being of at-risk, underserved individuals and families in greater Newark, New Jersey, and the Jewish community of Greater MetroWest NJ.Communities supported: Organizations serving Newark, New Jersey and “greater Newark."Jewish organizations that fall under the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, which incorporates Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union, and parts of Sussex counties.From time to time, applications from organizations serving targeted, vulnerable populations elsewhere in Essex, Morris, and Union Counties in New Jersey may also be considered if the projects align with the Foundation’s priorities, giving interests, and mission.Types of projects we support: Program grants, primarily those that seed new initiatives, address emergent needs, and/or replicate a promising approach.Capital and equipment requests improving access to health assets or services or establishing an equitable standard of care.Projects infusing practices of compassion and humanism into the delivery of healthcare.Capacity-building requests strengthening an organization’s ability to deliver and sustain high quality services.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not make grants to individuals or government agencies.The Foundation does not typically fund the following:Organizations outside of its catchment area (as defined above).Programs NOT related to health care or wellness.Applications for general operating support or planning grants.Direct support of an individual’s healthcare needs.Fundraising events or campaigns.Advertising campaigns.Lobbying and advocacy projects.Scholarships.Indirect or overhead costs are not automatically funded and must be justified as part of the proposed budget. Decisions on indirect costs will be made on a case by case basis.