VT army national guard environmental programs resources management 1002 no funding lapse

The Department of the Army Vermont Army National Guard awarded a Cooperative Agreement of $865,375 to the Department of Military Vermont (doing business as National Guard) on October 1, 2025, under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401).

The funding supports environmental programs and resources management for Vermont's Army National Guard. Performance occurs in Vermont and runs through September 30, 2026.

CFDA 12.401 is a non-discretionary, congressionally directed program that provides annual mandatory cooperative agreement assistance to the 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia to support operations and maintenance of their Army National Guard and Air National Guard facilities and authorized service support activities to National Guard units and personnel. Only state governors and their designees may apply; no outside applications are accepted. Recipients submit annual budgets to program managers, who either accept or negotiate the request before the grants officer executes the cooperative agreement. Recipients must maintain records adequate to reflect the nature and extent of costs and expenditures for three years following closeout.