August 2025
Greetings,
I'm excited to share the August edition of the Grants Management Newsletter, stacked with resources to aid your efforts in managing your agency's subrecipients and their respective awards.
This month, OMES GMO is delighted to share walkthrough videos for the Oklahoma Grant Exchange (OGX) system. We hope these videos will be helpful tools for your teams. See the collaboration corner section of this newsletter to access the videos.
At the end of July, OMES GMO successfully submitted the 2025 Oklahoma Recovery Plan, also known as the Annual Performance Report, to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Thank you all for your contributions! We couldn't have done it without you.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please reach out to me or my team for assistance.
Sincerely,
Parker Wise
Director of OMES Grants Management Office
Grants management metrics
Note: These metrics reflect data as of Aug. 13. Please visit the ARPA-SLFRF Program Tracker for the most up-to-date information.
- $1.05 billion, or 56.21%, of total funds disbursed.
- $38.8 million disbursed in July 2025.
- 20 initiatives fully disbursed to date.
- $112.9 million disbursed in Q2.
Guidance updates
Federal guidance
Each year, OMES GMO submits the Oklahoma Recovery Plan, also known as the Annual Performance Report, to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This is an annual report that runs through a fiscal year, representing data from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.
According to federal guidance, the recovery plan is intended to provide the public and the U.S. Treasury with both retrospective and prospective information on the projects recipients are undertaking or planning to undertake with program funding, and how they plan to ensure program outcomes are achieved in an effective, efficient and equitable manner.
Each year, agencies carrying out the award report information to GMO that is used to fulfill the following reporting requirements: an executive summary; a performance report; a project inventory; and details on the uses of funds, strategies and goals for the funds, the promotion of equitable outcomes, community engagement, labor practices, and use of evidence.
To take a more proactive approach to reporting, we are sharing this resource to help your team and make it easier to submit reports at the end of the fiscal year.
The exact requirements and guidance can be found beginning on Page 48 of the SLFRF Compliance and Reporting Guidance (Version 10.0, released April 29).
View the most recent annual report submitted in July 2025. For more federal guidance resources, visit the U.S. Department of the Treasury SLFRF website.
State guidance
If you would like GMO to consider drafting guidance for your agency on any ARPA-SLFRF-related questions or to submit a question to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on your behalf, please complete this ARPA-SLFRF Guidance Request form.
Resources
Select the icon to view the ARPA-SLFRF Program Tracker.
Select the icon to view the Subrecipient guidance webpage.
Select the icon to view the Newsletter Archive.
Collaboration corner
OMES GMO is excited to launch this collaboration corner to provide subrecipients with helpful knowledge as we work to build a statewide grants community of practice. This section will provide grants professionals across the state with resources, tips, updates, Oklahoma Grant Exchange (OGX) features and more!
Below, subrecipients can access our walkthrough videos for disbursements and budget modifications within the OGX system. Please reach out to Robin Frank with any questions.
Training
Subrecipient Spotlight
Ceremonial ribbon cutting for the JD McCarty Applied Behavior Analysis clinic.
This month, we are highlighting our partners at the JD McCarty Center for their efforts to expand access to specialized care for children with autism. We're excited to celebrate a significant project milestone with the grand opening of the Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic in Norman.
The state Legislature appropriated $6.8 million from the ARPA-SLFRF to the JD McCarty Center to expand its capacity and provide outpatient treatment services for children with autism.
Classroom at the ABA clinic.
GMO team points to decorative balloon wall.
