FUTURE FOCUS FUNDING
The Future Focus Program is a funding collaboration between Calgary Arts Development, the Rozsa Foundation, and the Calgary Foundation. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, who provided additional funds to support the program in 2026.
OVERVIEW
The Future Focus program provides funding to arts organizations who want to explore a key question or challenge facing their organization to enable a significant shift or transformation and to develop ‘future-focused’ directions for operations that diverge from their own previous or current practices.
Organizations may be curious about how to anticipate, or encounter challenges they face, ask questions about their organizational purpose, their role in the arts sector and community, sustainability or continued viability, or how to adapt their business model or structure to operate into the future.
This program supports organizations through the process of investigating, identifying, planning, and executing significant and purposeful adaptations in their operations.
PROGRAM PHASES
There are three phases of the Future Focus Funding program and the amount of funding available is based on the phase of work to be undertaken. The Investigation Phase has a separate application and deadlines from the Exploration and Implementation Phases. Please visit the individual webpages to access the program guidelines and to learn more about each phase.