RI army NAT guard CA03 security, FY26 opening

The Department of the Army Rhode Island Army National Guard awarded a $881,800 cooperative agreement to the Rhode Island Office of the Adjutant General on October 1, 2025, under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401). The award funds security and operations support for Rhode Island Army National Guard facilities and authorized service activities, with performance through September 30, 2026, in Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island Office of the Adjutant General, a state government entity serving as executive military staff for the Rhode Island Army National Guard and Air National Guard, is the direct recipient. As a child entity of the State of Rhode Island, the office administers federal cooperative agreement funding dedicated to sustaining military operations and maintaining National Guard facilities across the state.

The National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance program is a non-discretionary, Congressionally directed program providing annual mandatory cooperative agreement assistance to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Guam to support operations and maintenance of Army and Air National Guard facilities and authorized service support activities. No outside applications are accepted; only state governors and territorial leadership may apply on behalf of their respective National Guard.