Open
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
$ 25,000
Timeline
- Open continuously
Location
Alberta, Canada
Overview
Future Focus Funding provides up to $25,000 to help arts organizations plan and carry out significant operational transformation. It supports investigation, exploration, and implementation activities such as consultations, information gathering, needs identification, project planning, and executing impactful change.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Increase social or community impact
- Improve governance or administrative structure
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
- Initial planning and consultations to define a key organizational question or challenge (Investigation Phase).
- Information gathering and development of an exploration process (Investigation Phase).
- Identification of organizational needs and early development work (Exploration Phase).
- Project planning for significant operational adaptation (Exploration Phase).
- Implementation of significant and impactful organizational change building on exploration or prior related work (Implementation Phase).
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Arts organizations
Eligible geographic areas
- Treaty 7 region (including Red Deer)
Processing and Agreement
- For the Investigation Phase, results are typically communicated within four weeks of the application deadline.
- For the Exploration and Implementation Phases, results are typically communicated within eight weeks of the application deadline.
Additional information
- The program is structured in three phases: Investigation, Exploration, and Implementation.
- Investigation Phase applications are due the final Friday of each month.
- Applicants are encouraged to connect well ahead of deadlines to confirm eligibility and access the application form.
- Notification timelines differ by phase (approximately 4 weeks vs. 8 weeks).
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 provides up to $25,000 to help arts organizations plan and carry out significant operational transformation. It supports investigation, exploration, and implementation activities such as consultations, information gathering, needs identification, project planning, and executing impactful change.
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 organization
Operating in Treaty 7 region (including Red Deer)
Future-focused organizational change project
What expenses are eligible under Future Focus Funding?
Initial planning and consultations to define a key organizational question or challenge (Investigation Phase).
Information gathering and development of an exploration process (Investigation Phase).
Identification of organizational needs and early development work (Exploration Phase).
Project planning for significant operational adaptation (Exploration Phase).
Implementation of significant and impactful organizational change building on exploration or prior related work (Implementation Phase).
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
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