Grants to Head Start programs are awarded to local public or private or for-profit agencies. Faith-based agencies are eligible for grants. Federal funds cover 80 percent of a program's total costs. The remaining 20 percent must be provided through volunteered community services, monetary donations or good contributed. Total federal funding for Region VI Head Start/Early Head Start grantees in Oklahoma for Program Year 2009-2010 was $83,800,755. Total funding for American Indian/Alaskan Native program branch grantees was $24,335,181.

Oklahoma is one of the few states to provide additional state funds to federally funded Head Start programs. These funds are administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Total state appropriated funding was $2,452,533.