State Department Of Education

The Oklahoma State Department of Education, a U.S. state government entity, operates as a recipient of federal formula grants and one federal contract, managing $16.4 billion in obligated dollars across education and child nutrition programs distributed to local educational agencies, school districts, and service providers throughout Oklahoma.

OSDE holds 534 prime federal awards (100% of its footprint) across formula grants and one definitive contract, with negligible subcontract exposure (2 sub-awards as secondary recipient). The entity does not compete for contracts under SBA set-asides or full-and-open contracting; it operates exclusively as a state education agency designated by Oklahoma's Governor to receive and administer federal pass-through funding to local implementing partners.

OSDE's customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Education. The top five funding entities account for 91% of awards by count: the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (243 awards), the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (72 awards), the Food and Nutrition Service (81 awards), and the Institute of Education Sciences (1 contract, $2.1 million). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service anchors an additional 73 awards in child nutrition program administration. Across these agencies, OSDE receives formula grants (the dominant assistance type) and one definitive contract. The single contract vehicle on OSDE's books is a $2.1 million firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded April 1, 2025, by the Institute of Education Sciences to serve as the National Assessment of Educational Progress State Coordinator for Oklahoma through March 31, 2035, coordinating NAEP national assessment and data collection efforts statewide.

Formula grants dominate OSDE's award portfolio and reflect its statutory role as the state education agency. Recent representative grants include $95.4 million in Title I Part A Basic Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010, awarded July 1, 2026) to fund high-poverty schools; $62.1 million in Special Education Grants to States (CFDA 84.027, July 1, 2026) for children with disabilities ages 3–21; $6.7 million in English Language Acquisition State Grants (CFDA 84.365, July 1, 2026) to serve English learners and immigrant students; $279.5 million in National School Lunch Program reimbursements (CFDA 10.555, October 1, 2025) to schools providing meals; and $6.6 million in Special Education Grants for Infants and Families (CFDA 84.181, July 1, 2026) for early intervention services for birth-through-two-year-olds with disabilities and their families, including Indian children on Oklahoma reservations. Additional formula grants flow through OSDE for rural education (CFDA 84.358), student support and academic enrichment (CFDA 84.424), Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287), special education preschool grants (CFDA 84.173), child and adult care food programs (CFDA 10.558), and supporting effective instruction (CFDA 84.367). Project grants include $5.6 million in School Safety National Activities funding (CFDA 84.184) for Project RESPECT mental health services in rural districts, $9.9 million in Disability Innovation Fund support (CFDA 84.421) for the Oklahoma Pathways to Partnership initiative serving justice-involved youth, and smaller awards for farm-to-school, literacy, and school meals equipment initiatives.

Activity over the past five years has remained relatively flat—between 19 and 28 awards annually—with 2026 tracking 19 awards through the third quarter. Twenty-five awards reach completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete or renewal cycles for formula grants tied to state education agency allocations. As a state entity, OSDE does not face traditional competitive recompete risk; formula grants renew on federal appropriation cycles, typically annual (July 1 start dates) or biennial. OSDE functions exclusively as a pass-through entity, distributing federal dollars to over 100 local school districts, charter schools, community organizations, and service providers in Oklahoma. The source names no subcontractors or prime contractors OSDE partners with; its two sub-awards reflect grants received by OSDE from the Oklahoma State Department of Health for administrative support and technical assistance initiatives tied to Medicaid billing and Presidential Fitness Test equipment.