In line with the 2004 Calgary Civic Arts Policy, Calgary Arts Development is responsible for establishing arts investment programs for capital projects, organizations’ annual operations, individual artists, and other purposes that strengthen Calgary’s arts sector. Past programs have included:

• InvestYYC
• Remarkable Experience Accelerator
• New Pathways for the Arts
• Arts for All Program
• Organization Opportunity Grant Program
• Calgary Arts Emergency Resiliency Fund
• Small Experiments Grant Program
• Project Grant Program
• Cornerstone Bridge Funding Program
• Artist Opportunity Grant Program
• Cornerstone Program
• City-Builder Program
• Individual Artist Program
• Organizational Access Program
• COVID-19 Short-Term Relief Funding
• Recovery Fund
• Resiliency Fund
• Artist-Initiated Public Art Microgrant Program
• Community-Run Public Art Microgrant Program