Isles’ Creek to Canal initiative has launched the 2026 Trenton Creative Network Grant, a $10,000 funding opportunity designed to support artists, small businesses, and community organizations bringing creative projects to Downtown Trenton.
Funded through the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program, the grant supports projects that reflect the city’s culture and lived experiences, using art and creativity to activate public spaces, bring people together, and strengthen community pride.
Applications close April 24. Applications can be submitted online at creektocanalcreative.org.
“I’m thankful that we get to launch this grant again,” said Tyquan Benton, special projects manager at Isles Inc. “The arts community in Trenton is thriving, residents are excited, engaged, and showing up. This grant is about supporting that momentum and helping creatives continue building what’s already happening here.”
Creek to Canal focuses on reconnecting Trenton’s neighborhoods to their waterways by supporting art, culture and environmental storytelling that celebrates place, uplifts local creatives and encourages engagement throughout the city’s downtown corridor.
The Trenton Creative Network Grant is intended to be a part of Isles’ broader community-driven revitalization efforts, which look to place resources directly in the hands of local creatives shaping Trenton’s future through art, collaboration and care for place.
For more information on Isles, visit www.isles.org.
