Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation and the Somerset Healthcare Foundation are two of 10 community coalitions across New Jersey that will each receive up to $200,000 in grant funding from New Jersey Health Initiatives.
Two Central Jersey healthcare foundations have each received a New Jersey Health Initiatives grant of up to $200,000, it was announced Thursday.
The Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation and the Somerset Healthcare Foundation are two of 10 community coalitions across New Jersey that will each receive up to $200,000 in grant funding.
The grants will help fund community-focused coalitions of organizations from different fields to develop policy-oriented, long-term solutions for healthier living, according to a news release.
New Jersey Health Initiatives is a statewide grant-making program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health and the largest foundation headquartered in New Jersey.
The 10 recipients join 10 funded in 2015 under the initiatives' Building a Culture of Health in New Jersey - Communities Moving to Action, according to the news release.
"This is a terrific opportunity for communities across the state tell us what their biggest health challenges are and how they are collaborating across sectors to address them," said Bob Atkins, director of the initiative. "Our Round One grantees are already putting innovative ideas into practice.
"This second round of grantees increases our spread across New Jersey for a strong Culture of Health to take root."
The coalitions are eligible to receive a total of $200,000 over four years to develop and implement a Blueprint for Action in their communities. To ensure their work continues beyond the four years of grant funding, they are required to provide matching funding of $35,000 in the final two grant years, according to the news release.
Teams representing each coalition will also attend a Boundary Spanning Leadership Institute, led by the Center for Creative Leadership, where participants will focus on developing strong, cross-sector relationships to better address the many factors that influence health.