OKTEP Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners

Name

OKTEP Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners

Legal name

Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners, Inc.

Website

https://oktep.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stillwater, Oklahoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: OKTEP became the fourth SNAP-Ed implementing agency in Oklahoma in October 2017. Additional government funding includes CDC Foundation grants for public health programming.
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from organizations including the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for health programming and research.
3. Tribal Contracts: OKTEP contracts with tribes to provide technical assistance supporting capacity building in coordinated public health approaches.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OKTEP is a SNAP-Ed implementing agency that contracts with tribal nations, agencies, and organizations to deliver culturally tailored nutrition and health programming to Native American youth and families. Core offerings include award-winning school-based curricula such as Eagle Adventure and Diabetes is Not Our Destiny that target type 2 diabetes prevention, plus contracted technical assistance spanning curriculum development, menu and recipe planning, cooking demonstration training, school garden planning, and outcomes evaluation.

Product overview

OKTEP is a SNAP-Ed implementing agency offering a suite of health and nutrition programming for tribal nations. The core offerings include the Eagle Adventure and Diabetes is Not Our Destiny programs, which use culturally-tailored educational approaches to prevent type 2 diabetes among Native American families. Additional products include the Community Protectors COVID-19 coloring book, Farm to School Edible Garden Program, and Nutrition Paraprofessional Training for FDPIR staff. The organization also provides contracted technical assistance services for tribal capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eagle Adventure
• Diabetes is Not Our Destiny
• Community Protectors Coloring Book
• Farm to School Edible Garden Program
• Nutrition Paraprofessional Training
• Technical Assistance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Eagle Adventure program recognized nationally for diabetes prevention
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Indigenous Food and Agriculture InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Provides funding to OKTEP to plan and lead the nutrition and health segment of the annual Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit held at the University of Arkansas. The goal is to help youth explore nutrition and health interests and develop real-world solutions through capstone projects.
• University of ArkansascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024OKTEP leads the nutrition and health segment of the annual Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit held at the University of Arkansas. OKTEP team members have participated since the summit's inception in 2014.
• Absentee Shawnee TribecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022OKTEP and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe's diabetes prevention and education departments received a Farm to School Turnkey Edible Garden Grant. The goal was to encourage healthy eating habits and empower students to grow their own produce through nutrition, physical activity and gardening education, while encouraging food sovereignty and uplifting gardening as a traditional foodway.
• Buffalo Nickel CreativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Native-owned, Oklahoma-based media production company that produced an animated version of the Community Protectors story and an Artist's video.
• CDC FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020CDC Foundation awarded grant to OKTEP to create Coloring Books as a learning tool for Tribal Children and Youth. The Community Protectors coloring book encourages children ages 5-10 to become 'change agents' to protect themselves, their relatives, and their communities from COVID-19.
• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019OKTEP was selected to develop and deliver a nutrition paraprofessional training project for FDPIR staff working at local program sites. The training tools and resources support FDPIR local staff in conducting nutrition education activities for FDPIR participants. First training session held in May 2022.
• Oklahoma State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Formerly SHINE Partners in Indian Country at Oklahoma State University. OKTEP led OSU to recognition as national winner of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award in 2017.
• Chickasaw NationminorOthersJames Wallace, enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation, serves as Director of Visual Arts, Media and Design for the Chickasaw Nation and authored the Community Protectors coloring book.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Notah Begay III Foundation: National Native American nonprofit focused on Native youth health, including type 2 diabetes prevention, healthy eating, and physical activity - closely aligned with OKTEP's Eagle Adventure school-based programming and youth engagement model.
• Black Hills Center for American Indian Health: Nonprofit organization dedicated to improving American Indian health through research, education, and capacity building in tribal communities. Similar community-based tribal health programming model and grant-funded non-profit structure.
• Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative: University of Arkansas-based initiative focused on tribal food sovereignty, agricultural policy, and Native youth education - directly comparable to OKTEP's Native American nutrition programming. IFAI is also a direct partner and funder of OKTEP's leadership summit work.
• National Indian Health Board: National advocacy organization representing tribal health priorities and providing technical assistance to tribal health programs - shares OKTEP's mission of building tribal public health capacity through direct partnerships.

Regional players

• First Nations Community Healthsource: Urban Indian health organization serving Native American communities in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. Comparable health programming for Native populations, but operates as a regional urban clinic with broader clinical services rather than educational non-profit model.
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board: Northwest regional tribal health organization representing 43 tribes across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho - shares OKTEP's tribal health capacity-building mission but serves a different geographic region (Pacific Northwest vs. Oklahoma).

Broad incumbents

• Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health: Major academic center focused on American Indian/Alaska Native public health research and program development. Operates at significantly larger scale than OKTEP but shares the mission of improving tribal health outcomes through culturally-appropriate interventions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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