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Last Update: May 26, 2026
Funding available
$ 25,000
Timeline
- Open continuously
Location
Alberta, Canada
Overview
Future Focus Funding supports arts organizations exploring key challenges, opportunities, or organizational questions that could lead to significant transformation. Maximum funding is $25,000, with support available for investigation, exploration, and implementation work.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Increase social or community impact
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
Timeline
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
- Alberta
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Investigating key organizational questions or challenges
- Developing new directions for sustainability or business model change
- Planning and implementing significant organizational change
- Exploring partnerships, revenue diversification, or structural change
Documents Needed
- Project budget
- Most recent audited financial statements or equivalent
- Board list, if applicable
- Quotes or work plans from consultants or contractors, if used
- Board support or letters of intent, if applicable
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Arts organizations
- Registered charities and nonprofits
- Ad-hoc and grassroots groups
- Comparable alternative organizational structures
- Provincial arts service organizations outside Treaty 7 that directly impact arts organizations in Treaty 7
Who is not eligible
- Organizations without active operations for at least two years
- Organizations outside the Treaty 7 region without a qualifying arts-service mandate
- Organizations with an active Future Focus project or outstanding reporting
- Organizations with an active funding agreement from the Rozsa Foundation, CADA, or Calgary Foundation for the same project
Eligible expenses
- External expertise and consultant support
- Additional staff time for project-related work
- Project planning, research, and strategy development costs
- Implementation costs tied to organizational change
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Development and delivery of artistic programming
- Emergency operating funds
- Fundraising plans and events
- Routine strategic planning
- Seed funding for new organizations or charitable-status work
- Ongoing administrative salaries and costs
- Deficit financing and debt repayment
- Capital campaigns
- Retroactive costs
Eligible geographic areas
- Treaty 7 region
- Red Deer
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed after the deadline by an assessors' committee.
- The committee may request additional information or clarification.
- Results are sent by email to all applicants.
- If approved, a funding meeting is held to confirm next steps and payment timing.
- A signed funding agreement is required before the first payment.
Additional information
- Preliminary confidential strategy advice is available at no charge.
- Organizations can apply for more than one Investigation or Exploration Phase before Implementation.
- Only one active Future Focus project is allowed at a time.
- Funding decisions are followed by approved funding meetings and reporting requirements.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Future Focus Funding Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the Future Focus Funding. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the Future Focus Funding?
Future Focus Funding supports arts organizations exploring key challenges, opportunities, or organizational questions that could lead to significant transformation. Maximum funding is $25,000, with support available for investigation, exploration, and implementation work.
How much funding can be received?
Future Focus Funding Funds up to $25,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Future Focus Funding program?
To be eligible for the Future Focus Funding program, you must:
Arts-focused organization
At least two years operating
Based in Treaty 7 region
What expenses are eligible under Future Focus Funding?
Investigating key organizational questions or challenges
Developing new directions for sustainability or business model change
Planning and implementing significant organizational change
Exploring partnerships, revenue diversification, or structural change
Who can I contact for more information about the Future Focus Funding?
You can contact Rozsa Foundation by email at jennifer@distillconsulting.ca.
Where is the Future Focus Funding available?
The Future Focus Funding program is available the province of Alberta.
Is the Future Focus Funding a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Future Focus Funding is a Grant and Funding