Military & Vet Affairs Dept

Military & Vet Affairs Dept, doing business as Michigan National Guard, is a state government entity headquartered in Lansing, Michigan that operates as a federal grant recipient—not a federal contractor—delivering military facilities, operations and maintenance, and youth development services to the Department of Defense and related federal agencies. The entity holds a single-award $800,000 blanket purchase agreement with the Air Force for temporary lodging at Fort Custer and Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, but the overwhelming majority of its federal footprint consists of cooperative agreements under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401) and related congressionally directed initiatives.

The Michigan National Guard's federal award portfolio spans 310 grants and five task orders issued under GSA Federal Supply Schedule lodging vehicle W50S8422A0003, with 309 awards in a prime-recipient role and one sub-grant award. Combined obligated dollars total $1.54 billion against stated potential values of $1.1 million—a ratio reflecting the long-standing, multi-year nature of O&M cooperative agreements that typically renew annually with congressionally appropriated funding. The entity's grant work centers on mandatory federal assistance to state National Guard components: facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization; security and fire protection operations; electronic security system management; command and control communications infrastructure; environmental compliance and resource management; and authorized training support services across Michigan Army National Guard and Air National Guard installations. Recent examples include a $46.3 million FY2026 O&M cooperative agreement for comprehensive Army National Guard facilities operations (CFDA 12.401, awarded October 1, 2025); an $8.23 million Military Construction, National Guard cooperative agreement for KC-46 and related aircrew training complex facilities and runway encroachment mitigation at Air National Guard installations (CFDA 12.400, awarded May 8, 2026); and a $9.2 million FY2026 National Guard ChalleNGe Program award for residential youth development and STEM education services (CFDA 12.404, awarded January 1, 2026).

Customer concentration reflects the statutory structure of National Guard funding. The Department of the Army Michigan Army National Guard accounts for 103 awards, the Department of the Army National Guard for 75 awards, and the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard for 53 awards, together representing 91% of awards. The Department of the Air Force holds 15 lodging and operations-related awards with $1 million combined potential value, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development appears in 36 awards related to grant administration mechanisms. The Michigan National Guard also participates in congressionally mandated youth programs funded by the Washington Headquarters Service (STARBASE STEM education at multiple locations: Selfridge, Alpena, and Battle Creek) and received $750,000 from the Veterans Health Administration under the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (CFDA 64.055) to support community-based veteran suicide prevention outreach and services.

The entity's single federal contract vehicle is a five-task-order GSA Federal Supply Schedule BPA for lodging services. Task orders issued between May 2022 and October 2025 range from $22,000 to $75,000 and represent temporary accommodation support for Air Force personnel transiting Fort Custer Army installation and Battle Creek Air National Guard Base. The BPA carries a $800,000 ceiling and runs through April 26, 2027. Thirty-five awards are scheduled to reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months with combined potential value of $53,000, primarily reflecting annual O&M cooperative agreement cycles that renew with FY2027 congressional appropriations.

The Michigan National Guard operates solely as a state entity administering federal grants and cooperative agreements; it does not compete for federal contracts outside the GSA lodging vehicle and does not subcontract on defense or civilian contracts. Federal dollars obligated against grant awards fund infrastructure, security, and training operations essential to the operational readiness of Michigan's Army and Air National Guard components, with all work performed at National Guard facilities and installations throughout Michigan.