OCAST is a state agency which is funded solely through state appropriations and is uniquely positioned to serve as the bridge between research activities and business needs. Through its network of strategic partnerships, OCAST creates a continuum of services that enables and accelerates the transition of ideas from the laboratory to the market. It is through this continuum of services that OCAST is able to carry out its mission of fostering innovation throughout Oklahoma’s economy and generating a significant economic impact that is resultant of such an endeavor.

The Oklahoma Innovation Model is a public private partnership which works closely with Capital resources and Venture Capital, Federal Funding Opportunities, Higher Education, the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technical Education, regional manufacturing associations, Oklahoma’s Department of Defense installations, private industry, Oklahoma economic development organizations and economic development organization in other states.