Illinois Department Of Military Affairs

Illinois Department Of Military Affairs, a division of the State of Illinois, is the direct federal grant recipient managing cooperativeagreements with the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, and the Illinois National Guard (Army and Air components) under non-discretionary, congressionally directed National Guard programs. The entity operates exclusively as a prime recipient on federal grants; it holds no federal contracts and no subcontract relationships. Illinois Department Of Military Affairs is a U.S. state government entity, not a commercial vendor, and competes under no SBA set-aside categories.

The Illinois Department Of Military Affairs administers military operations, facility management, training coordination, and emergency management for the Illinois National Guard. Its federal grant portfolio spans two principal programs: the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401), which funds facilities operations, maintenance sustainment, environmental compliance, security, anti-terrorism coordination, and training support for Army and Air National Guard installations across Illinois; and the National Guard ChalleNGe Program (CFDA 12.404), which delivers military-inspired training and life skills development to credit-deficient and out-of-school youth aged 16-18 through the Illinois National Guard ChalleNGe Academy in Rantoul. Recent representative awards include an $8 million cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army Illinois Army National Guard (July 1, 2026) for youth challenge programming, a $34.6 million cooperative agreement from the Illinois Army National Guard (October 1, 2025) for facilities operations and maintenance across Army National Guard installations, and a $5.6 million cooperative agreement from the Air National Guard (October 1, 2025) for facilities operations and maintenance at the 183rd Wing in Bissell, Illinois.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Illinois National Guard entities. The top customer by award count, the Department of the Army National Guard, accounts for 143 awards; the Department of the Army Illinois Army National Guard (a subordinate component) accounts for 92 awards; and the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard accounts for 31 awards. Together these three represent the overwhelming majority of the 279 total awards in the portfolio. The remaining active customers—the Department of the Air Force (9 awards) and the Department of the Army (3 awards)—represent de minimis activity. All awards obligate to the National Guard Bureau or to state-level National Guard command structures under congressionally directed cooperative agreement programs. Award activity has remained stable over the past five years, ranging from twelve to sixteen awards annually, with one award recorded in 2026 year-to-date. Combined federal funding obligated across all 279 awards totals $1.28 billion over the awards' performance periods. Twelve awards face completion in the next twenty-four months and therefore may require renewal or recompete action. The source data spans from October 2004 to July 2026, indicating sustained engagement with the National Guard over more than two decades. As a state government entity executing congressionally mandated assistance programs, Illinois Department Of Military Affairs does not participate in competitive federal contract procurement, federal procurement vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs), or teaming arrangements with commercial contractors.