Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5029: Application for county jail improvement funds

The State Department of Health shall approve only those

applications for funds to renovate an existing county jail facility

or to construct a new county jail facility which contain proposed

plans that are in compliance with state-approved jail standards as

determined by the Jail Inspection Division, State Department of

Health. Any jail facility which serves as a combined city and

county jail facility shall be eligible to apply for a grant under

the provisions of this act.

For each grant of funds by the State Department of Health to a

county, the requesting county must legally bind itself to expend on

said property funds equal to the amount of funds being applied for

from the County Jail Improvement Fund.

No application for funds available under the provisions of this

act may be filed where the construction of new facilities or the

renovation of existing facilities has begun by July 1, 1981.

No applicant may receive more than a total of Two Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) from the County Jail Improvement Fund

in any one fiscal year.