NJHCN Community Grant Program
As part of the New Jersey Healthy Communities Network, a funding collaborative provides grants to communities to enhance the built environment and advance policy to support healthy eating and active living. Grantees include health departments, non-profit organizations, parks and recreation departments, school boards, and more
Apply for a Grant *2018 Grant Application is CLOSED*
Join the Funding Collaborative
Grantee benefits include:
- Membership in a statewide cohort
- Capacity building webinars and meetings
- Technical Assistance coaching
- Peer-to-Peer learning
- Connection to resources and best practices
- “As-needed” on-call support
- Evaluation
Both grantees and funders benefit from shared learning and resources. Each community is unique; therefore, the geographic, cultural, and economic diversity among grantees enriches the learning network and builds capacity to catalyze community change.
Goals include:
- Advance local policies that create healthy environments and support healthy behavior
- Engage communities that face socio-economic barriers to health
- Increase funds allocated toward primary prevention at a local level