Oklahoma Department Of Career And Technology Education

Oklahoma Department Of Career And Technology Education (doing business as Department Of Career Technology & Education) is a U.S. state government entity based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to deliver vocational training, career and technical education, adult literacy, and procurement technical assistance services across Oklahoma. The organization does not hold federal contracts and does not serve as a federal contractor; it operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient under formula and project grant programs.

The organization's federal footprint centers on four grantor agencies and reflects characteristic work in workforce development and small-business support. The Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education dominates the award count with 36 grants, all formula and project awards under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (CFDA 84.048), Adult Education and Family Literacy Act programs (CFDA 84.002), and related statutory authorities. These grants fund career and technical education programming at secondary and postsecondary levels statewide, with sub-awards distributed to over 100 technology centers, community colleges, and school districts across Oklahoma. The Defense Logistics Agency and the Office of the Secretary of Defense jointly account for 13 awards funding Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms (CFDA 12.002) cooperative agreements, through which the organization established and maintains APEX Accelerator centers in Oklahoma to provide free counseling, training, and technical guidance to business entities of all sizes—including minority-owned and underserved enterprises—seeking to navigate federal, state, and local government procurement. The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration holds 6 awards, primarily formula grants under Title I Perkins V and related workforce programming. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance round out the customer set, with 8 and 1 awards respectively supporting veteran health workforce development and reentry education for incarcerated individuals.

Recent awards reflect sustained volume at six awards per calendar year in 2024 and 2025. A Second Chance Act grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (awarded October 2021, completing September 2025) supports vocational skills training—including OSHA 10 certification, welding, commercial driver licensing, and production technician training—at a Skills Center within the Northeast Oklahoma Correctional Center in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. A May 2026 sub-award to the organization from the Oklahoma State Department of Health provides funding to expand Career Tech high school Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) programs to ten additional schools in rural Oklahoma. Eight awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete activity. The organization carries no federal contract vehicles, no IDIQs, and no teaming relationships on federal contractor prime awards; it operates solely within the grant-recipient channel as a state agency administering federal education and workforce development funds to sub-recipients across Oklahoma.