Military Department, Arkansas National Guard

Military Department, Arkansas National Guard, National Guard, Arkansas Department Of Military is a state government entity that acts as a prime recipient of federal cooperative agreements for Army and Air National Guard operations and maintenance activities in Arkansas, with all 250 awards in the source carried as Congressionally directed, non-discretionary cooperative agreements under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401).

The entity receives federal funding directly from the Arkansas National Guard (Defense), the Department of the Army National Guard, and the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard to sustain and enhance operational readiness across Arkansas's Army and Air National Guard installations. Recent cooperative agreements awarded on October 1, 2025, and due to complete by September 30, 2026, include a $43.7 million award for Army National Guard facilities programs (covering facilities sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental management, and administrative support); a $3.5 million award for Air National Guard facilities operations and maintenance for the 188th and 189th units; a $2.3 million award for Army National Guard security guard program operations; a $2.1 million award for Air National Guard fire protection activities for the 188th unit; a $2.15 million award for Army National Guard training support systems; a $1.8 million award for Army National Guard environmental program resources management; and a $1.5 million award for Army National Guard command, control, communications, computers, and information management services. Smaller awards support Army National Guard distributed learning, official record services, electronic security systems, and antiterrorism program coordination, plus Air National Guard security operations. Earlier awards include multi-year military construction projects such as a May 2026 cooperative agreement for an Air National Guard consolidated maintenance facility at Little Rock Air Force Base (ultimate completion May 2031) and construction awards for an automated multipurpose machine gun range and a physical fitness center.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to National Guard entities. The top five funding agencies account for 99% of the 250 awards, split between the Department of the Army National Guard (104 awards), the Department of the Army Arkansas Army National Guard (102 awards), the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard (37 awards), the Department of the Army (3 awards), and the Department of the Air Force (1 award). The entity operates exclusively as a prime recipient on cooperative agreements; it holds no federal contracts, IDVs, or BPAs, and carries no subcontracting role.

Activity has remained steady at 13 to 16 awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with the most recent award dated May 1, 2026. Twenty-four awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the primary recompete window for Army and Air National Guard O&M funding cycles. The entity's funding structure is entirely non-discretionary and Congressionally directed, meaning awards flow as mandatory federal assistance to the state of Arkansas for authorized National Guard operations rather than through competitive procurement. All recipients are required to maintain detailed cost and expenditure records for three years following cooperative agreement closeout in compliance with federal oversight requirements.