State Of Hawaii Department Of Defense

State Of Hawaii Department Of Defense, Hawaii Air National Guard Division, operating as Administrative Service Office, is a state government entity serving as a federal grant recipient that delivers National Guard facilities operations and maintenance, youth development and STEM mentoring programs, and emergency protective measures support to the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Air Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Department of Justice. The organization operates exclusively as a prime recipient (93% of awards) under congressionally directed, non-discretionary cooperative agreement programs; it does not compete for federal contracts and holds no federal contract vehicles.

The recipient's capability portfolio centers on four recurring areas. First, National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects (CFDA 12.401) fund facilities operations, maintenance, security guard activities, electronic security system management, command-control-communications systems support, and environmental programs for Army National Guard and Air National Guard installations across Hawaii, with awards from the Department of the Army Hawaii Army National Guard and the Air National Guard accounting for 27 and 10 awards respectively across the past several years. Second, the National Guard ChalleNGe Program (CFDA 12.404) delivers military-based training, supervised work experience, and life skills development to at-risk youth aged 16-18 who are credit-deficient or have discontinued secondary school attendance; recent awards include a $5.1 million cooperative agreement from DOD Washington Headquarters Service effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and a $4.8 million award from the Hawaii National Guard effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Third, the STARBASE Program (CFDA 12.020) combines science, technology, engineering, and mathematics mentoring with school-based partnerships; a $500,584 cooperative agreement from Washington Headquarters Service runs through September 30, 2026 at Keaau, Hawaii. Fourth, the recipient serves as a sub-recipient on Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs grants (6 awards) and Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters disaster-relief assistance subawards, including emergency protective measures support and management costs for Hawaii National Guard emergency response.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to the National Guard organizations and defense agencies that fund facility and youth operations. The Department of the Army Hawaii Army National Guard leads with 27 awards, the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard follows with 10 awards, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters, and DOD Washington Headquarters Service account for 6, 5, and 4 awards respectively, covering 78% of total award count. The recipient's award portfolio reflects a stable baseline of congressionally directed funding for state National Guard operations; two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. All work is performed in Hawaii, with administrative and operational oversight residing at 3949 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816. The organization operates as a child entity under the parent State Of Hawaii and derives funding exclusively through non-discretionary cooperative agreements rather than competitive procurement.