The Somerset Hills Community Health Foundation (SHCHF), a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, is accepting Letters of Interest for its 2027 grant cycle. The program funds projects and programs that promote healthier individuals and communities exclusively in Morris and Somerset counties.
Deadline: October 15, 2026. The current public guidance does not state an exact submission time or timezone. Organizations interested in the January 2027 funding cycle must submit a one- to two-page Letter of Interest through the CFNJ grant portal using access code SHCHF_27. Organizations selected to submit a full proposal will be notified by December 1.
Eligibility and geography: SHCHF supports nonprofit organizations serving Morris and Somerset counties. Programs operating across multiple counties must carve out and track the portion specifically serving Morris and Somerset counties.
Current funding priorities: The Foundation prioritizes innovative programs that foster independent living for underserved and aging populations; critical community health and wellness needs including chronic disease prevention and management, healthy aging, and mental health; and programs that increase the healthcare workforce, including nurses, therapists, and home health aides, through scholarships and training.
Current exclusions and program preferences: SHCHF prefers specific programs with measurable objective outcomes over general operating support and states that it does not fund affordable housing, capital improvements, or fundraising efforts. The current public LOI guidance does not publish a per-applicant award ceiling, a total 2027 funding pool, a mandatory match or cost-share requirement, or detailed technology/equipment/vendor allowability.
Atlas assigns this opportunity an Atlas Opportunity Score of 93/100 and an N9+ Fit Score of 42/100, conditional. N9+ could be relevant only as a non-capital, applicant-led component of an eligible health-access, chronic-disease, healthy-aging, or community-health program if SHCHF confirms the proposed technology/service costs are allowable. The Foundation expressly excludes capital improvements, and the public LOI guidance does not establish equipment, software, platform, or vendor-cost allowability, so Atlas does not presume an N9+ funding path. Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare is not being advanced as a direct applicant; any role would require an eligible nonprofit-led project and funder-confirmed cost allowability.