# Tulsa Tech Hub Program ยท [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa) Also called: THETA, Tulsa Hub for Equitable and Trustworthy Autonomy, Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy, Tech Hub, Tulsa's Tech Hub A regional [effort](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/effort) to make Tulsa a center for autonomous systems, such as drones. The US [Economic Development](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization) Administration designated it a Tech Hub in 2023, and [Tulsa Innovation Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs) [leads](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/lead-generation) it with local partners. Its formal name is the Tulsa Hub for Equitable and Trustworthy Autonomy. [NVIDIA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia)'s 2025 announcement of its collaboration with [Black Tech Street](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/black-tech-street) says NVIDIA will partner with the Tulsa Tech Hub. **For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) building navigation software for drones hears that Tulsa's Tech Hub includes a flight test range and training programs in that field, and asks [Tulsa Innovation Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs) how to take part. ## Funding - EDA awarded $2,109,750 to Tulsa Community Foundation for the Tech Hub governance component in September 2024, recorded on USAspending. [Source: api.usaspending.gov](https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/ASST_NON_ED24HDQ0G0383_013/) - The Tulsa Tech Hub consortium, led by Tulsa Innovation Labs, was awarded approximately $51 million by the U.S. Economic Development Administration in July 2024. [Source: utulsa.edu](https://utulsa.edu/news/tulsa-to-secure-u-s-position-as-global-tech-leader-with-51m-award/) Figures are as published by the linked source. ## Applying Application status unknown [Official application page](https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/about) Checked 2026-11-15. Official site: ## Connects to (15) - [Tulsa Innovation Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs): A tech-led economic development organization in Tulsa. - [Economic development organization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization): An organization whose job is to grow the economy of a city, region or state. - [Hard tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech): Companies whose product rests on physical engineering or new science, such as machines, materials or devices. - [Talent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/talent): The skilled people a company can hire or work with, such as software engineers and designers. - [NVIDIA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia): NVIDIA makes GPUs, chips that help computers train AI models and run them to produce answers. - [Black Tech Street](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/black-tech-street): A Tulsa organization that works to revitalize historic Black Wall Street, the Greenwood district, through technology and innovation. - [Greenwood AI Center of Excellence](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/greenwood-ai-center): Black Tech Street's Tulsa initiative for AI capacity, education and innovation. - [U.S. Economic Development Administration](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/us-economic-development-administration): A federal agency within the U.S. - [ARC-H / GreenUAS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/arc-h-greenuas): The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems. - [SAFE-T](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/safe-t): The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway Range. - [TARMAC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tarmac): The Tulsa Advanced Research and Manufacturing Acceleration Center, a Tulsa Tech Hub project. - [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. - [Tulsa Community Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-community-foundation): A charitable foundation based in Tulsa that helps donors support community organizations and projects. - [Microsoft](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft): The company behind Copilot and Azure. - [Manna](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/manna-drone-delivery): A drone delivery company that flies medicine, groceries and everyday items from local stores to customers' yards. ## Follow - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tulsainnovationlabs) - [X](https://x.com/tulsainnovation) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TulsaInnovationLabs) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYLSgCMXDJo9QEo2Jo-aYA) ## Sources - - - - - - - Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-hub