Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust

In filing year 2025, OETT reported 23 grants totaling $1,760,275. Grant amounts ranged from $40,000 to $545,275, with a median of $40,000. The filing describes Phase II grants of $40,000 each to 21 schools or districts and reports that the program reached 683 teachers and 9,843 students.

The largest reported grants were $545,275 and $375,000 to the University of Oklahoma, both for education. Other reported grants included $40,000 each to Berryhill Public Schools, Cherokee Public Schools, Dale Public Schools, Indianola Public Schools, Perkins-Tryon Public Schools, Salina Public Schools, Nicoma Park Elementary, Colbert Public Schools, Proud to Partner Leadership Academy, and Sulphur Public Schools. The filing also lists a $40,000 grant to the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation.

According to the funder’s website, Phase I requires schools to complete leadership training offered with the K20 Center. Superintendents or administrators at Oklahoma public schools that complete Phase I may then apply competitively for Phase II. A school or district site may receive up to $40,000 in technology and $25,000 in professional development provided by the K20 Center/OK-ACTS through the grant. The website says recipients must provide a 10% match of $4,000, usable for technology equipment, substitutes, or staff stipends. The 2026 guidelines state that schools or districts whose head superintendent or principal completed K20 Leadership are eligible unless they are previous grant recipients; they also describe a reapplication opportunity for some schools that received grants from 2003–2020.

The filing says schools must submit an equipment budget and commit $4,000 in school funds toward professional development before grant funds are disbursed. Budgets are reviewed for appropriateness, and the filing reports that recipient schools verified equipment and demonstrated its use in education through meetings.