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By: Jordan Dafnis
On Tuesday, businesses in Oklahoma can apply for grant money that can help them fund new innovations.
The Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program will make a total of $10 million available to qualifying companies across the state.
Brent Kisling is the executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, and he thinks the program can help keep Oklahomans employed.
“It matters because these are the folks that provide our paychecks for our citizens in our state, and we want to make sure we have more of that,” he said.
Companies have 10 days to apply. Applications close at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 7.
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