Leading with an equity frame, Reinvestment Fund is working with selected cross-sector collaborations from the four BHEC cities to build partnerships, support advocacy, and align resources, through targeted facilitation, convening, and other supports, in response to the challenges that communities currently face as they plan for an equitable recovery and advancement of community development priorities.
Through BHEC, city teams are able to leverage annual grant support of $100,000 for program duration (3 years) and predevelopment funds, data analytics products, flexible financing, and technical assistance support adapted to local needs.
Starting in 2016, Reinvestment Fund launched the Invest Health initiative with support from RWJF. This initiative informed the development of the BHEC initiative. Prior to its design, Reinvestment Fund spent a year getting to know the New Jersey community development landscape, building partnerships with leading stakeholders in the field, and understanding the existing capacity and experience throughout the state. In the spring of 2020, multi-sector city teams applied and were selected through a competitive grant process to participate in the three-year program, which began in December 2020.