# Programs

Every entry marked Program on the Tulsa Ecosystem Map. Tulsa entries first, then by connections.

- [ACT House](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/act-house): A Tulsa accelerator with an investing arm.
- [Build in Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-in-tulsa): A Tulsa organization that gives entrepreneurs accelerators, pre-accelerators, coaching, free coworking, pitch events and a network.
- [Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-in-tulsa-techstars-accelerator): An accelerator that Techstars, a company that runs accelerators in many cities, ran in Tulsa with Build in Tulsa.
- [Tulsa Tech Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-week): A week-long series of tech events across Tulsa, each one hosted by a different person or organization.
- [W.E. Build](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/we-build): Build in Tulsa's business accelerator for startups led by women, especially women from communities with limited access to funding and…
- [Blueprint: Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/blueprint-tulsa): A program for early-stage founders from Tulsa and the South who are often overlooked by investors.
- [Rose Rock Bridge](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/rose-rock-bridge): A Tulsa program that connects energy companies with startups whose technology they might use.
- [Tulsa Tech Hub](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-hub): A regional effort to make Tulsa a center for autonomous systems, such as drones.
- [SAFE-T](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/safe-t): The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway Range.
- [Autonomous Systems Workforce Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/autonomous-systems-workforce-program): A Tulsa Tech Hub initiative connecting workforce data, internships and education with the needs of autonomous systems employers.
- [Greenwood AI Center of Excellence](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/greenwood-ai-center): Black Tech Street's Tulsa initiative for AI capacity, education and innovation.
- [TARMAC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tarmac): The Tulsa Advanced Research and Manufacturing Acceleration Center, a Tulsa Tech Hub project.
- [Latam to Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/latam-to-tulsa): A Tulsa program that brings growing Latin American startups to the city to enter the US market.
- [ARC-H / GreenUAS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arc-h-greenuas): The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems.
- [Entrepreneur's Cup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/entrepreneurs-cup): A statewide business plan competition for Oklahoma college students, run by i2E.
- [Experience Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/experience-tulsa): A program that connects new, longtime and prospective Tulsans to the city through events, city visits and a hub of resources.
- [OK Catalyst](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ok-catalyst): A free statewide program that helps Oklahoma small businesses and research teams apply for federal SBIR and STTR funding.
- [Oklahoma Works](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-works): Oklahoma's statewide workforce partnership of several agencies, with offices that connect job seekers and employers.
- [200OK](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/200ok): Techlahoma's annual one-day tech conference in Tulsa, with talks for web professionals and other people who build technology.
- [Big Idea](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/big-idea-tulsa): A one-day technology event in downtown Tulsa, produced by Flywheel Tulsa, that brings technology leaders from large organizations together…
- [Bridge2](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bridge2): A cohort program for early-stage Oklahoma startups, presented by i2E, that ends with a demo day where founders pitch the ventures they…
- [Campus Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/campus-tulsa): An internship program for college students in Tulsa.
- [Cyber Skills Center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cyber-skills-center): A set of tech boot camps at Tulsa Community College, launched by the college and Tulsa Innovation Labs.
- [TCC Skills Lab](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tcc-skills-lab): Tulsa Community College's free training program for adults changing careers or adding tech skills, with virtual programs and…
- [ARCH](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arch-accelerator): Build in Tulsa's in-person accelerator in Tulsa.
- [BSidesOK](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bsidesok): A volunteer-run community security conference held in the Tulsa area.
- [OK Coders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ok-coders): Techlahoma's coding education program.
- [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack): Techlahoma's Slack workspace, where technologists across Oklahoma ask questions, share events and post jobs.
- [Tulsa Remote](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-remote): A program that gives a relocation grant to remote workers who move to Tulsa and connects them through a member community.
- [Eligible Training Provider List](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/eligible-training-provider-list): Oklahoma's searchable list of approved training programs that eligible people can pay for with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act…
- [Gradient CHROMA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient-chroma): Gradient's innovation conference, held at Gradient's building in the Tulsa Arts District.
- [Leadership Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/leadership-tulsa): A Tulsa nonprofit, founded in 1973, that runs community leadership programs such as LT360, workshops and civic events, with a network of…
- [Maker Faire Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/maker-faire-tulsa): A yearly family-friendly show and tell in Tulsa where engineers, artists, scientists and crafters show what they have made.
- [Oklahoma Talent Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/talent-accelerator-grant): An Oklahoma workforce program, led by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and funded by a US Department of Labor grant, that helps…
- [Open Tulsa Data Portal](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-open-data-portal): The City of Tulsa's portal for public data, part of its Open Tulsa transparency initiative.
- [STEM Intern Partnership](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast-stem-intern-partnership): An OCAST program that helps Oklahoma companies pay science and technology students to work as interns on innovation projects.
- [Techlahoma Expert AMA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-expert-ama): Techlahoma's online question-and-answer series.
- [Techlahoma jobs channel](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-jobs-channel): The #jobs channel in the Techlahoma Slack, where members post open tech roles.
- [Tulsa AWS Community Day](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-aws-community-day): A community-led conference in Tulsa for cloud practitioners, developers and architects, with sessions on AWS, cloud computing, AI and…
- [Tulsa Service Year](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-service-year): A one-year paid fellowship that brings recent college graduates to Tulsa to work at local nonprofits.
- [1 Million Cups Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/one-million-cups-tulsa): The Tulsa chapter of 1 Million Cups, a national program for entrepreneurs that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation operates and local…
- [BUILD UP](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-up): Build in Tulsa's pre-accelerator programs for very early founders.
- [Build Venture Summit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-venture-summit): An investor event run by Build in Tulsa.
- [Cherokee AcceleratHER Fellowship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cherokee-accelerather): A fellowship co-created by the University of Tulsa's Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Cherokee Nation.
- [E3](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/e3-bootcamp): i2E's free bootcamp for Oklahoma founders who are testing whether an idea can become a scalable company.
- [First Friday Founders Market](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/first-friday-founders-market): A recurring market run by Build in Tulsa where entrepreneurs sell their products to the public.
- [Get on Board](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/get-on-board): TYPROS and Leadership Tulsa prepare young professionals for nonprofit board service through an application-based board internship.
- [Gradient Technology Incubator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient-technology-incubator): Gradient's incubator for technology companies in Tulsa.
- [Greenwood Cyber + AI Lab](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/greenwood-cyber-ai-lab): A Microsoft and Black Tech Street collaboration within the Greenwood AI Center of Excellence supporting AI and cybersecurity innovation…
- [Hurricane Hackathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hurricane-hackathon): A 24-hour hackathon for University of Tulsa students, run by the university's AI and machine learning student club and sponsored by its…
- [Industry Innovation Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast-industry-innovation-program): An OCAST grant program that gives non-dilutive funding to Oklahoma companies for innovation projects.
- [Kitchen 66](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/kitchen-66): A food business incubator in Tulsa, run as a program of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation.
- [Neighborhood Academy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/neighborhood-academy-of-tulsa): A free three-session course run by the City of Tulsa that teaches residents how to work with City departments, boards and commissions and…
- [NYU Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nyu-tulsa): New York University's programs in Tulsa, made possible by a collaboration with the George Kaiser Family Foundation.
- [Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-farm-bureau-accelerator): Oklahoma Farm Bureau's accelerators for rural and agricultural ventures, with two tracks: AgCelerate Oklahoma for agricultural innovations…
- [Product Pitch Night](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/product-pitch-night): A Build in Tulsa program for founders who make physical products.
- [Tulsa Local Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-local-ventures): An initiative of the George Kaiser Family Foundation that helps companies explore and pursue growth in Tulsa.
- [Tulsa StartUp Series](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-startup-series): A startup competition that Tulsa Community College and the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation ran in the 2010s, with themed pitch rounds that…
- [Tulsa Visa Network](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-visa-network): An Experience Tulsa program that helps skilled international workers in science and technology fields, and their families, move to and…
- [1921 Awards](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/1921-awards): Build in Tulsa's yearly awards, launched in 2023, for Tulsa entrepreneurs who carry on the legacy of Greenwood, once known as Black Wall…
- [918 Lead](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/918-lead): A one-day TYPROS intensive introducing young professionals to community leadership and civic engagement with the Tulsa Regional Chamber.
- [i2E Venture Advisory Services](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/i2e-venture-advisory): One-to-one support, structured programming and capital connections for early Oklahoma founders validating ideas and preparing for…
- [Muscogee Nation Capital Fund](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/muscogee-nation-capital-fund): A Muscogee Nation program offering loan participation, collateral support and equity investment through the federal State Small Business…
- [Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-innovation-expansion): Commerce and ODFA support qualifying capital investment and business expansion through payroll tax rebates.
- [Oklahoma Research and Development Rebate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-rd-rebate): A rebate for qualifying research expenditures in Oklahoma.
- [Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-rural-jobs-act): A capital-access program for eligible small businesses in qualifying rural Oklahoma locations, using investments from approved rural funds.
- [Tulsa For You](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-for-you): A collection of talent attraction and economic growth programs listed by Tulsa Innovation Labs, including inTulsa.
- [Work Ready Oklahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/workready): An Oklahoma Human Services program, part of the state's TANF work strategy, whose employment centers give workshops, job preparation and…
- [21st Century Quality Jobs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/21st-century-quality-jobs): An Oklahoma job-creation incentive for qualifying businesses with a highly skilled, knowledge-based workforce.
- [Business Expansion Incentive Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business-expansion-incentive): An Oklahoma incentive supporting major capital investments in equipment, machinery and buildings.
- [Lead Forward](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/lead-forward): A TYPROS program offering education and resources centered on diversity, equity and inclusion.
- [Oklahoma Quality Jobs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-quality-jobs): Payroll-based cash rebates for eligible employers creating qualifying Oklahoma jobs.
- [Small Employer Quality Jobs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/small-employer-quality-jobs): A payroll incentive for eligible small Oklahoma employers creating qualifying jobs.
- [gener8tor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gener8tor): An accelerator company that runs programs in cities across the United States, including Oklahoma City.
- [NVIDIA Inception](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia-inception): NVIDIA's free program for AI startups.
- [Global Entrepreneurship Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/global-entrepreneurship-week): An annual week of events for entrepreneurs, held in many countries.
- [Build with AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-with-ai): A global series of community-led events, run by local organizers with technical content from Google, that teach developers to build with…
- [DevFest](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/devfest): A community tech conference held in cities around the world, each one organized independently by a local Google Developer Group, with…
- [Google Developer Experts](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-developer-experts): A Google program that recognizes experienced developers who know one or more Google or open source technologies well.
- [Google for Startups](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-startups): Google's program for startup founders.
- [Grow with Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/grow-with-google): Google's training hub for job seekers and small businesses.
- [Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wioa): A US federal law, signed in 2014, that funds the public workforce system: job search help, education, training and support services for…
- [Codex Ambassadors](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/openai-codex-ambassador): An OpenAI volunteer program for people who build communities around Codex, its coding agent.
- [Google AI Professional Certificate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-ai-professional-certificate): An online Google Career Certificate about using AI at work.
- [Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-data-analytics-certificate): An online Google Career Certificate in data analytics, offered on Coursera.
- [Work-integrated learning](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/work-integrated-learning): Education that formally combines a student's studies with real work in a workplace, for example co-op terms, internships, apprenticeships…
- [Y Combinator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/y-combinator): A startup accelerator.
- [American Job Centers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/american-job-centers): A nationwide network of local workforce offices set up under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and supported by the US…
- [E-Rate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/e-rate): A US program, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company, that gives schools and libraries discounts on internet access…
- [FutureCon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/futurecon): A series of one-day cybersecurity conferences in cities across North America, run by FutureCon Events, with talks, a panel and sponsor…
- [Google Ad Grants](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-ad-grants): A Google program that gives eligible nonprofits advertising credit to show ads on Google Search, so people searching for their cause can…
- [Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-cybersecurity-certificate): An online Google Career Certificate in cybersecurity, offered on Coursera.
- [Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-ai-fellowship): A fellowship run by the Watson Institute and funded by Google for community leaders in places that host Google data centers.
- [Google Developer Groups on Campus](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-developer-groups-on-campus): Google's program for student developer groups at universities and colleges.
- [Google for Education](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-for-education): Google's line of tools and training for schools and teachers, including Workspace for Education, Chromebooks, Google Classroom and Gemini.
- [Google for Education Certified Trainer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-certified-trainer): A Google for Education credential for educators who train other teachers to use Google's classroom tools.
- [Google Maps Platform Innovators](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google-maps-innovators): A Google community program for developers who build with Google Maps Platform.
- [Make AI Work for You tour](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/route-66-small-business-tour): A Grow with Google tour of hands-on AI workshops for small businesses along Route 66.
- [SBA Mentor-Protégé Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/sba-mentor-protege): A US Small Business Administration program in which a small business (the protégé) learns from an experienced government contractor (the…
- [Women-owned small business certification](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wosb-certification): A free US Small Business Administration certification that lets small businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by women who are US…
- [CompTIA A+](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/comptia-a-plus): CompTIA's entry-level IT certification, which CompTIA calls the industry standard for starting an IT career.
- [CS50 AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cs50-ai): Harvard's free online course on the ideas behind modern AI, taught in Python, with topics such as search, machine learning and large…
- [Endeavor Heartland ScaleUp](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/endeavor-heartland-scaleup): A regional accelerator for scaling businesses.
- [Track One](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/track-one): A US Patent and Trademark Office option to pay extra fees so a utility or plant patent application gets prioritized examination.
- [Fuel Accelerator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fuel-accelerator): An equity-free, no-fee ten-week accelerator in Bentonville, Arkansas for enterprise-ready HealthTech and AI/ML startups.
- [HackOKState](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hackokstate): Oklahoma State University's 24-hour hackathon in Stillwater, open to students from any college and to beginners as well as experienced…
- [Techstars](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techstars): A global startup investor and accelerator operator.
- [Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cherokee-small-business-assistance-center): A Cherokee Nation service offering Native-owned businesses guidance, coaching and routes to capital.
- [Osage Nation Small Business Program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/osage-small-business-program): A credit-support program for Osage-owned businesses and small businesses in Osage County.
- [OKC Tech Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okc-tech-week): A week-long series of tech events in Oklahoma City, organized by the partner organizations that host each event.
- [ThunderPlains](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/thunderplains): Techlahoma's annual web and mobile developer conference in Oklahoma City, organized by volunteers.
- [InnoTech Oklahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/innotech-oklahoma): An annual business and technology conference and expo at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, presented by InterWorks.
- [Oklathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklathon): Techlahoma's free open-source hackathon in Oklahoma City, a weekend of pitching ideas, forming teams, building and demoing projects with…
- [Pitches, Pizza & Pints](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitches-pizza-pints): The Verge OKC's monthly founder event in Oklahoma City, where entrepreneurs pitch what they are building and an experienced founder shares…
- [WeDreaminOK](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wedreaminok): A community-led, nonprofit Salesforce conference in Oklahoma City for admins, developers, analysts, designers and business people.
- [Startup Launchpad](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ou-launchpad): The University of Oklahoma's set of venture creation and launch programs, run by Startup OU at the Tom Love Innovation Hub in Norman.
- [TechAccess Oklahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techaccess-oklahoma): A digital accessibility conference held in Oklahoma City, organized by the Digital Accessibility Team at Oklahoma ABLE Tech at Oklahoma…
- [The Summer Startup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/summer-startup): A weekend event in Oklahoma City where participants try to build a startup from zero to one in 54 hours, with mentorship, cash prizes and…
- [Women in Tech Summit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-women-in-tech-summit): A summit for women in technology and their allies that Oklahoma Women in Technology hosts with InnoTech Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.
- [Hacklahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hacklahoma): The student-run hackathon at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
- [OKBioStart](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okbiostart): Life science commercialization support focused on the Oklahoma City ten-county region.

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