Oklahoma Department Of Commerce

Oklahoma Department Of Commerce, a state government entity headquartered in Oklahoma City, administers federal grant programs as a prime recipient across housing, workforce development, energy efficiency, economic development, and disaster recovery — with 98% of recent awards in the prime role and no federal contracting footprint. The agency's grant portfolio spans 11 federal customer agencies, dominated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (88 awards), the Department of Energy (30 awards), and the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (22 awards).

HUD Community Planning and Development awards anchor the portfolio, representing nearly half of all prime grants. The agency administers formula grants including Community Development Block Grants (CFDA 14.218 and disaster recovery variant CFDA 14.233), Home Investment Partnerships (CFDA 14.239), Emergency Solutions Grants (CFDA 14.231), Housing Trust Fund (CFDA 14.275), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (CFDA 14.241). Recent and current HUD awards include a $39.405 million Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery award (effective February 24, 2026, completion February 24, 2032) for housing rehabilitation, infrastructure restoration, economic revitalization, and job training in Oklahoma City's most impacted and distressed areas; an $8.3 million Home Investment Partnerships formula grant (September 25, 2025, through September 30, 2034) for affordable housing rehabilitation and new construction; a $3.14 million Housing Trust Fund award (September 25, 2025, through September 25, 2032) directing at least 80 percent of funds toward rental housing production for extremely low-income households; and a $1.693 million Emergency Solutions Grant (September 25, 2025, through September 24, 2027) for street outreach, emergency shelter operations, and rapid re-housing services statewide.

The Department of Energy holds the second-largest customer concentration through formula grants for energy efficiency and weatherization. Oklahoma administers the Weatherization Assistance Program (formula grant, April 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with a broader prior award of $42.330 million from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2029 planning 3,155 weatherized units), the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.119, multiple awards including April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2028), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (CFDA 81.128, $2.065 million from February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2027), Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program (August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2029), and State and Community Energy Programs planning grants under the Inflation Reduction Act (two awards from September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2029).

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides 22 awards for workforce development, including WIOA Adult grants, WIOA Dislocated Worker grants, WIOA Youth grants, and a State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grant ($433,468, September 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024) supporting multi-employer apprenticeship program registration and toolkit development across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and energy auditor trades. The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services awards Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) formula grants, with the most recent $12.83 million award (October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027) distributed to community action agencies for anti-poverty services, workforce development, emergency financial assistance, housing support, and healthcare access facilitation across Oklahoma.

The agency also holds Small Business Administration grants through the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061), including a $290,000 FY 2024 award (September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2026) and a $350,000 FY 2023 award (September 30, 2023, through September 29, 2025) for export training, trade missions, international marketing, and trade show participation supporting small business export promotion. An Economic Development Administration statewide planning grant ($1 million, October 15, 2021, through December 31, 2023) supported Build Back Better resilience planning across Oklahoma's economic development regions.

Sixteen awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating recompete opportunity. The agency operates as a pass-through entity on several programs, sub-awarding to community action agencies, nonprofit organizations, and workforce development boards. Recent sub-award relationships include Weatherization sub-awards flowing through the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (October 1, 2025, and October 1, 2024) and program delivery sub-award from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (April 25, 2023). Oklahoma Department Of Commerce does not hold federal contracts, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-based, with no procurement vehicle positioning.