Oklahoma Infrastructure Grants

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in rural Oklahoma communities with populations under 50,000, aiming to strengthen local initiatives and foster community partnerships.

This funding opportunity supports Oklahoma municipalities in implementing initiatives that promote tobacco-free environments, improve access to healthy foods, and encourage physical activity to enhance community health and well-being.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in central Oklahoma that provide essential health care services to underserved individuals, including primary care, preventive services, and hospice care.

This grant provides funding to support nonprofits in Muskogee County and organizations in Oklahoma that offer educational and vocational opportunities for young people with disabilities, as well as initiatives promoting Jewish education and culture.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to private nonprofits and governmental agencies in Tulsa for projects that benefit low and moderate-income individuals, improve public facilities, or address urgent community development needs.

This grant provides funding to local governments and nonprofit organizations in Tulsa to create and improve affordable housing options for low and moderate-income families.

The Service League continues its legacy of supporting Washington County youth through their Service League Fund, providing grants to programs and organizations that offer services to teens and children. Donor Name: Bartlesville Community Foundation State: Oklahoma County: Washington County (OK) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/06/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: For more than 50 years, Service League provided teens with a safe place to gather at the Youth Canteen, awarded scholarships to area students and supported the youth of Washington County. The Service League operated the Bargain Box Annex and held the Kitchens & More Tour to support their charitable work. Any 501(c)3 offering programs and services for youth in Washington County may apply for a maximum of $5,000 in the following areas: Operating Support: Grants can request general operating support of the organization. Proposals should state how the mission of the nonprofit supports youth and how the grant will help to better fulfill that mission. Programming: Grant support for current programming should describe the impact of the program on youth and the desired outcomes to achieve. New Initiatives: Grant can help launch a new initiative or program of the organization. Proposals should describe how the initiative will be funded after the grant period ends. Training: Grants to improve the critical skills of staff in the organization can be requested. Training can include courses, certification, conferences, and on-site instruction. For more information, visit BCF.

The Legacy Hall of Fame Fund seeks to honor the families that have been generous to the Bartlesville community and are members of the Legacy Hall of Fame. Donor Name: Bartlesville Community Foundation State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/06/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: This fall grant cycle looks for applicants with the most innovative proposals in the areas of programs, new initiatives, or capacity building.  What type of support is being requested? Project or program support– Supports specific projects or programs that help fulfill the mission of the organization. Seed money– To establish or initiate a new project or program. Applicants should take care to explain how the initiative will be sustained after the grant. Capacity building– Activities that strengthen an organization and help it better fulfill its mission, such as technology, staff, equipment, training, publications, speakers, and conferences. Applicants should pay special attention to how it will measure the success of the increased capacity. Funding Information Applicants may request a maximum of $1,500. Eligibility Criteria  Any 501(c)3 organization is eligible to apply.  Other Considerations Is the program, project, or capacity for which funding is requested sustainable? In other words, is there confidence that the initiative will continue after Foundation support ends? For more information, visit BCF.

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management is offering a reimbursement grant program, funded by the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, for municipalities, counties, or other government entities to enhance emergency response capabilities through projects like training centers, public safety centers, and equipment purchases, with a preference for projects that benefit multiple jurisdictions and have a comprehensive approach to preparedness.

The Educational Outreach Grant Program supports a variety of nonprofit arts organizations dedicated to Oklahoma youth. Donor Name: Allied Arts State: Oklahoma County: Canadian County (OK), Cleveland County (OK), Grady County (OK), Kingfisher County (OK), Lincoln County (OK), Logan County (OK), McClain County (OK), Oklahoma County (OK), Pottawatomie County (OK), Seminole County (OK) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/02/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Through programming and outreach, they provide arts experiences for underserved K-12 students. With community-wide support, they are working to broaden the reach to veterans, hospitalized adults, developmentally disabled adults and beyond – from bringing teaching artists into underserved schools to creating programming for organizations who strictly work with communities of color. Funding Information  Up to $5,000 Eligibility Criteria Allied Arts member agencies as well as other nonprofit arts organizations are eligible for the Educational Outreach Program. Provide quality arts and cultural programming to the community Be a nonprofit arts organization, tax-exempt corporation as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service (have current 501(c)(3) status) Be established and functional for at least three years Have current financials and an active, volunteer board of directors Have headquarters in central Oklahoma (defined by the 10-county area including the counties of Oklahoma, Kingfisher, Logan, Lincoln, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Cleveland, McClain, Grady and Canadian) Have current registration as a charitable organization with the State of Oklahoma Be self-identified as “Arts, Culture, and Humanities” using the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities system For more information, visit Allied Arts.

The Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) Grant Program is a point-based program designed to assist smaller communities that lack sufficient fiscal capacity. Donor Name: Oklahoma Water Resources Board State: Oklahoma County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/03/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Priority is given to cities, towns, and municipalities with a population less than 1,750, school districts with less than 525 students, and rural water and/or sewer districts with less than 525 non-pasture taps. Funding Information Entities must have a population of 7,000 or less. Maximum of $150,000 per project per applicant during any fiscal year. Eligible Projects Sewer line construction or repair and related storm or sanitary sewer projects Water line construction or repair Water treatment Water acquisition Distribution or recovery and related projects Eligibility Criteria Counties, towns, and municipalities Public works authorities School districts Districts formed under Title 82 of the State’s statutes as follows: Water conservancy districts Rural water districts Rural sewage districts Irrigation districts For more information, visit Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

The Paint Oklahoma Beautiful is a Keep Oklahoma Beautiful program designed to encourage organizations and volunteers to seek out unsightly buildings in their community and renovate them with the creative use of resources. Donor Name: Keep Oklahoma Beautiful State: Oklahoma County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant | Awards and Prizes Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/31/2024 Size of the Grant: Less than $1000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Prizes Information  1st Place – $1000  2nd Place – $750  3rd Place – $500 Project Requirements Must use only the paint provided in the 5 gallon pails.  If a project requires primer—the group must purchase it with a stipend provided.  Projects could be downtown buildings, schools, community buildings, playground equipment, fences, and even walls.  For safety reasons, projects may not include heavy traffic areas, highways, or streets. Eligibility Criteria Submissions to the Paint Oklahoma Beautiful program are only accepted from groups/organizations who are located in Oklahoma. To be accepted into this program, organizations/groups must successfully submit a project application, “Permission to Paint”, to Keep Oklahoma Beautiful during the application period (June 1 – July 31). To be entered into the “Communities Primed for Change” contest, participants must have used ONLY the paint provided to them in the program and completed the structure included in their application. Use of other paint is acceptable for participation in #POBinOK but makes the participant ineligible for the contest and its associated prizes.  For more information, visit Paint Oklahoma Beautiful.

Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Safe Oklahoma Grant Program. Donor Name: Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General State: Oklahoma County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 07/12/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: Established in 2012, The Attorney General’s Safe Oklahoma Grant Program is funded by an annual appropriation from the state legislature. All local law enforcement agencies and sheriff’s offices are eligible for the grant. Grants are made for a one-year period. The Attorney General’s Safe Oklahoma Grant Program provides local law enforcement agencies and sheriff’s offices with additional resources to address violent crime in the state. The money from the grant helps pay overtime costs for officers, technology upgrades, enhanced analytical capabilities and funds community partnership projects that focus on preventing youth violent crime. Purpose Areas  To be eligible for a Safe Oklahoma Grant, local law enforcement agencies shall submit proposals to the Office of the Attorney General that focus on decreasing violent crime within their jurisdiction through one of the following priority strategies found at 74 O.S. § 20k(B)(1)-(5), as listed below:  Focusing on intervention and enforcement through the use of increased staffing resources with overtime funds to target violent crime with evidence-driven approaches. Policing initiatives may include directed patrols, “hot spot” policing, intelligence-led policing, or youth and gang violence interventions [funds cannot be used for new hires or regular salary and benefits];  Increasing technological capacity to support intervention and enforcement with the purchase of technology for crime prevention and criminal justice problem solving. Technology shall include, but not be limited to, crime-mapping software, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology and smart phone tools;  Enhancing analytical capacity through the development or expansion of analytical capabilities that focus on crime mapping, analysis of crime trends and developing data-driven strategies that focus on violent crime reduction;  Engaging with community partners in order to develop partnerships and projects that focus on preventing violent crime in the community. Community partners may include, but are not limited to, public and private service providers, the courts, and probation and parole services. Projects shall include, but are not limited to, programs that focus on drug enforcement efforts, youth violent crime, gang violence, and offender recidivism; and  Increasing direct services to crime victims through local law enforcement efforts which shall include, but not be limited to, addressing gaps in crime victims’ services by enhancing accessibility to services, increasing awareness of victimization and partnering with local community providers to improve supports and services to victims of crime. Safe OK Grant Can Help The grant funds can help local law enforcement agencies to directly target crime hot spots in their communities through strategies like increasing the frequency of patrols in high-crime areas; ability to increase the number of boots on the ground; as well as find innovative ways to increase safety in the communities. Each law enforcement agency faces unique challenges depending on location. The Safe OK Grant funds steps to making communities safer by helping the law enforcement partners by providing additional resources. These resources could include upgrading antiquated equipment; purchasing new resources; and helping pay overtime costs for officers. Funding Period The term of the grant period is January 1, 2025 –December 31, 2025. Eligibility Criteria  To be eligible for a Safe Oklahoma Grant, local law enforcement agencies shall submit proposals to the Office of the Attorney General that focus on decreasing the violent crime within their jurisdiction through one of the following priority strategies (a complete list can be found on the grant application):  Focusing on intervention and enforcement through the use of increased staffing resources with overtime funds (cannot be used for new hires or regular salary and benefits);  Increasing technological capacity to support intervention;  Enhancing analytical capacity through development or expansion of capabilities;  Engaging with community partners in order to develop partnerships;  Increasing direct services to crime victims. For more information, visit OOAG.