(a) Purpose.  Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) is committed to increasing the number of grant awards to assist:

• (1) in achieving the OKDHS mission; and
• (2) program areas in providing an increasing range of needed services within a limited budget by leveraging additional resources.

(b) Scope. 

• (1) Grant submissions refer to:
• (A) discretionary competitive grants;
• (B) demonstration project grants;
• (C) foundation grants; and
• (D) other competitive grants.
• (2) OKDHS:2-40-30:
• (A) guides the general preparation and processing of grant proposals; and
• (B) is not intended to limit or constrain any procedures necessary by unique requirements or special circumstances. 
• (i) OKDHS is required to apply all state procurement laws, regulations, and rules to all contractual obligations associated with awarded grant funds.
• (ii) Each grant proposal or supplemental materials must include or address:
• (I) request for indirect costs as part of the grant budget at the federally approved rate or other rate provided by the Finance Division Cost Accounting and Revenue Enhancement (CARE) Unit;
• (II) results of a consultation with the CARE Unit regarding effects on existing grants and cost allocations;
• (III) any matching funding requirement, including actual and in-kind and the source of such funding; and
• (IV) requirements that the state continue the grant-funded program after grant funding is exhausted.