VT starbase 4101 SB no funding lapse

The Department of the Army Vermont Army National Guard awarded the Department of Military Vermont a $507,900 cooperative agreement on October 1, 2025, to support the Vermont STARBASE Program (CFDA 12.020), a congressionally directed STEM mentoring initiative for middle and high school students. The award funds an afterschool mentoring program that combines STEM activities with school-based instruction delivered in partnership with local school districts across Vermont. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. STARBASE is a non-discretionary cooperative agreement available exclusively to state National Guard entities and designed to raise interest and improve knowledge and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among underserved youth to support the development of a skilled American workforce capable of meeting Department of Defense technological requirements.