City Grant Applications and Awards

At a glance

• What: outside grants the City applies for and accepts.
• Where it stands: on 2026-09-08 staff reported 25 grants of more than $22 million over the past year; several more were considered in the fall.
• Next: decisions on pending applications.

Sources

• 2026-09-08, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15160,plainText=false)
• 2026-09-08, approved minutes: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15267,plainText=false)
• 2026-09-22, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15253,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-13, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15357,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-13, addendum agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15366,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-27, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15433,plainText=false)
• 2026-11-10, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15493,plainText=false)
• 2026-11-10, addendum agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15509,plainText=false)

Log

2026-09-08 - City Council

• Staff update: public works about $12.7 million, airport about $5.3 million, transit about $1.9 million, police more than $311,000 and parks more than $635,000. Consent: Friends of Blue Thumb grant ($500), wildflower planting grant ($1,500 with a $1,000 match), and application for the 2026 Justice Assistance Grant.

2026-09-22 - City Council

• Consent: ratify the application to the Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority for the PSAP One-Time Payment grant.

2026-10-13 - City Council

• Consent: accept the $79,261 PSAP One-Time Payment grant; a $500 native plant garden grant proposal; interlocal agreement for the 2026 Justice Assistance Grant.

2026-10-27 - City Council

• Consent: authority to accept the $335,000 opioid abatement grant. See Opioid Abatement Funds.

2026-11-10 - City Council

• Consent: budget appropriations for the $13,593 county share of the 2025 Justice Assistance Grant and the $79,261 PSAP grant.