Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-2900.2: Rent assistance programs - Funding

A. The Department of Human Services, the Department of Mental

Health, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Housing

Finance Agency and any state agency with housing services may

develop, administer, and conduct programs assisting eligible

homeless families, homeless individuals, and mentally ill persons

who are in need of housing to participate successfully in the

private housing market and pay the amount of rent charged by the

private sector for providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing.

Provided, however, that any rent assistance available under such a

program be combined with comprehensive case management and a self-

sufficiency program.

B. All state agencies specified in this section and any other

state agency with housing services, in accordance with state and

federal law, may solicit government funds and grants and seek

private resources, to operate programs pursuant to subsection A of

this section.

C. As funds are available, all state agencies specified in this

section and any other state agency with housing services, in

accordance with state and federal law, may provide resources to

local government agencies, local housing authorities or nonprofit

agencies to operate programs established pursuant to subsection A of

this section. The local agency or authority may require the person

participating in such a program to participate in the cost of the

program to the extent possible.