LA - starbase - jackson barracks - 4102- FY 26 new award

The Department of the Army Louisiana Army National Guard awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $513,700 to the Department of Military Affairs Louisiana on October 1, 2025, under the National Guard ChalleNGe Program (CFDA 12.404) to deliver military-based training and youth development services for credit-deficient and at-risk secondary school students. The program provides supervised work experience in community service and conservation projects designed to improve life skills and employment potential. Performance runs through September 30, 2026, in Louisiana. The National Guard ChalleNGe Program is congressionally directed, non-discretionary assistance available exclusively to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam National Guards, and requires execution through each recipient's Adjutant General following National Guard Bureau approval of program plans, specifications, and documentation. Recipients must maintain records of costs and expenditures for three years following program closeout.