Oklahoma Dept Of Human Services

Oklahoma Department of Human Services, a U.S. state government entity, serves as the prime recipient of federal grant funding across social services, child welfare, nutrition assistance, aging services, and refugee resettlement, distributing formula-based and discretionary federal grants to county governments, nonprofit organizations, Area Agencies on Aging, tribal entities, and community-based service providers throughout Oklahoma as a pass-through entity.

The organization operates exclusively in the grant-funded social services space rather than federal contracting. Recent grant activity reflects a mature, stable program portfolio centered on administering mandatory entitlements and block grants under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture. Over the past five years, annual grant receipts have remained steady at 50 to 66 awards per year, with 2026 showing early-year activity of 5 awards (reflecting only partial-year reporting as of September 30, 2026). The combined obligated dollar value across the entire award footprint totals approximately $20.63 billion, reflecting the scale of federal pass-through funding Oklahoma DHS manages on behalf of the federal government.

HHS agencies dominate Oklahoma DHS's customer base. The Administration for Children and Families funds child welfare, child support enforcement, and child care programs through 218 and 159 distinct awards respectively, anchoring the portfolio. Major child welfare recipients include the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program ($7.69 million, CFDA 93.645, formula grant through September 30, 2027), the Foster Care Title IV-E program ($155 million, CFDA 93.658, formula grant through September 30, 2026), the Adoption Assistance program ($226.9 million, CFDA 93.659, formula grant through September 30, 2026), and the Child Care and Development Block Grant ($352.9 million, CFDA 93.575, formula grant through September 30, 2028). The Administration for Community Living funds aging services including the Older Americans Act Title III Congregate Meals program ($14.3 million, CFDA 93.045, formula grant through September 30, 2027), home-delivered meals ($9.47 million, CFDA 93.045, formula grant through September 30, 2027), supportive services ($10.5 million, CFDA 93.044, formula grant through September 30, 2027), and family caregiver support ($4.8 million, CFDA 93.052, formula grant through September 30, 2027). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service provides SNAP state administrative funding (multiple awards totaling approximately $58.6 million for fiscal year 2025–2026) and child nutrition program support under CFDA 10.555 and related programs.

Discretionary grants and cooperative agreements represent emerging capability areas. Oklahoma DHS received a $600,000 cooperative agreement under the Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities program (CFDA 93.670) awarded September 30, 2026, supporting the Prioritizing Prevention in Child Welfare Through Predictive Analytics and Cross-Agency Data Integration (P3CADI) initiative through September 29, 2029, and an $800,000 cooperative agreement for the Lifespan Respite Care Program (CFDA 93.072, awarded September 30, 2025) establishing a statewide respite care system and provider registry. The Department of Labor awarded a $1.39 million project grant under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235, awarded July 1, 2025) supporting part-time community service employment and workforce development for individuals 55 and older. The Department of Agriculture also awarded a $1.17 million project grant for SNAP technology innovation (CFDA 10.580, awarded September 20, 2024) enabling modernization of application and eligibility systems.

All 1,122 prime awards (100% of the footprint) are federal grants rather than federal contracts; Oklahoma DHS is not an awarded federal contractor and holds no federal contract vehicles. The agency receives one subgrant sub-award as a sub-recipient under the Oklahoma State Department of Health's HIV/AIDS case management program (awarded February 5, 2026). Forty awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore represent recompete or recertification opportunity.