The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (HFNJ) is accepting its November 2026 quarterly Standard Grant cycle for eligible private nonprofit organizations. Standard grants generally support a specific 12-month project that seeds a new initiative, addresses an emergent need, expands a successful model or otherwise advances health and well-being for underserved populations in HFNJ’s New Jersey catchment.
Deadline: November 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. HFNJ states that the deadline is firm. Organizations interested in a Standard Grant must first complete the Foundation’s Initial Request for Funding Form; a full application link is available only with prior permission.
Eligibility and geography: Applicants must be private 501(c)(3) nonprofits that are not private foundations. HFNJ does not make grants to individuals or government agencies. Priority geography includes greater Newark and Jewish organizations within the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ footprint covering Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union and parts of Sussex counties. Targeted vulnerable populations elsewhere in Essex, Morris and Union Counties may sometimes be considered when aligned with HFNJ priorities.
Project fit: HFNJ supports clinical care needs, behavioral health, prevention and health-promotion initiatives, health education/literacy, capacity building, and projects that improve health equity. The Foundation seeks measurable impact, collaboration, cultural competency, sustainability and strong fiscal/governance practices. Indirect or overhead costs are not automatically funded and are considered case by case. The current public guidance does not state a mandatory match or a public per-applicant award ceiling for Standard Grants.
Required materials: HFNJ lists a logic model, project budget, organization budget, audited financials, management letter, board member/key staff lists, IRS Form 990 and IRS 501(c)(3) certification letter among the required supplemental materials, in addition to the Standard Application and Foundation budget/logic-model templates.
Atlas views this as a strong New Jersey community-health funding pathway. N9+ could fit only when an eligible applicant embeds guided remote examination or related technology into a broader health-access or service-expansion project with a defensible clinical and equity rationale; Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare is not an eligible prime applicant under HFNJ’s nonprofit-only rule.