State funding administered by the Attorney General’s Office will provide between $150,000 and $300,000 to every county sheriff based on property valuations.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Every Oklahoma county sheriff’s office will receive state grant funding this year under an $18 million program created by the Legislature in 2024 and funded through the state’s current budget.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Monday that grants ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 have been awarded to all 77 counties through the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office Funding Assistance Grant Program. The grants are distributed according to each county’s total tangible property valuation.
The money may be used for sheriff’s office operations, including training, technology, equipment, capital improvements, stipends and other approved expenses intended to strengthen local law enforcement.
“Rural sheriff’s offices are stretched thin, and this funding gives them real resources to serve their communities,” Drummond said in a statement. “I’m glad to see this program continue to deliver for all 77 counties, and I thank the Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association and county sheriffs for their partnership in putting these dollars to work.”
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the Legislature established the grant program in 2024 and appropriated funding to continue it through the current fiscal year’s state budget.
Twenty-five counties will receive the maximum $300,000 grant, including Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland, Canadian, Comanche, Rogers, Wagoner and Washington counties. Twenty-six counties will receive $250,000, while the remaining 26 counties will receive $150,000.
The Attorney General’s Office said the grants are intended to help sheriff’s offices address operational needs statewide, particularly in counties with limited local resources.
