Renaissance Youth Centerfacilitates the grant-making process and works with artists, arts organizations, and NeON stakeholders to ensure that the planning and implementation of each project is a collaboration that benefits the entire community. They will provide the food, transportation stipends for the program participants.

Visit the Grants page  for the next application deadline. NeON Arts applications are released two times per year for three rounds: Spring (March–June), Summer (July-August), and Fall (October–December).

Yes. Any questions about stakeholder feedback on your application can be directed to neonarts@renaissanceyouth.org.

You can request up to $8,000 for each grant for the Spring, and Fall rounds, and up to $6,000 for each grant for the Summer round.

Visit the Grants page  to find out when grant winners for the next round will be announced.

NeON stakeholder groups can be comprised of residents, individuals from local businesses and community and faith-based organizations, probation staff and clients, and community youth and leaders, and NeON Arts Staff. All artists and arts organizations who are awarded NeON Arts grants would have presented their proposal to the NeON stakeholder groups from the NeON(s) to which they apply.

Pitch presentations take place at each NeON to allow artists and arts organizations to present their project proposals and talk with NeON stakeholder groups about their applications. Please check the Grants page for more information and the current pitch presentation schedule.

Decisions about days and times for workshops will be decided during a mandatory planning meeting with the grantees and NeON Arts staff.

No. Grantees will be provided with the NeON Arts logo, which should appear on all NeON Arts recruitment flyers, programs, and other materials.