Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) awarded $170,918.81 through a Cooperative Agreement to the Department of Labor Oklahoma State effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Compensation and Working Conditions program (CFDA 17.005). Under this agreement, the Oklahoma State Department of Labor will collect, analyze, and compile occupational safety and health statistics pursuant to Section 24 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The awardee will conduct surveys of occupational injuries and illnesses and censuses of fatal occupational injuries to generate critical state-level workforce safety metrics.

The statistical data and analysis produced through this cooperative agreement will enable employers and policymakers to identify workplace hazards and direct safety and health efforts, while providing workers and the general public with relevant information regarding occupational injury, illness, and fatality trends in Oklahoma. This award represents part of the BLS's ongoing annual investment in cooperative agreements with state governments to maintain comprehensive national and state-level occupational safety and health statistics collection and reporting.