FY26 4102 orpo opening MOD $0.00

DOD Washington Headquarters Service awarded the Department of Military Oregon a $806,380 cooperative agreement on October 1, 2025, under the STARBASE Program (CFDA 12.020), an afterschool and middle/high school mentoring initiative combining STEM activities with school-based mentoring conducted in partnership with local school districts to raise interest and improve knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among underserved youth.

The Department of Military Oregon, a state government entity based in Salem, operates the program in Oregon through September 30, 2026. The award obligates the full $806,380, which includes a funding modification adding $432,311 to the initial period-of-performance opening.

STARBASE Program cooperative agreements are Congressionally directed assistance restricted to the fifty states, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam National Guard. The recipient must work through its Adjutant General for approval. Recipients must develop and maintain detailed plans covering school district application and selection procedures, student enrollment targets, staffing, curriculum, facilities, services, and budget. The recipient is required to maintain cost and expenditure records for three years following closeout.