State Of Idaho Military Division

The State of Idaho Military Division, a U.S. state government entity and child organization of the State of Idaho, acts as the prime recipient of federal grants across FEMA disaster relief, emergency management, and Department of Defense National Guard funding programs. The Division does not hold federal contracts or compete for commercial procurement; instead, it receives and administers federal grant funding as a pass-through administrator distributing resources to subordinate county emergency management offices, local governments, and eligible sub-recipients statewide.

The Division's federal footprint centers on emergency management and disaster response funding. Its active grant portfolio spans FEMA's Public Assistance program (debris removal, emergency protective measures, facility restoration under CFDA 97.036), the Homeland Security Grant Program (terrorism prevention and preparedness, CFDA 97.067), Emergency Management Performance Grants (all-hazards preparedness, CFDA 97.042), the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (hazard mitigation and community resilience, CFDA 97.047), Nonprofit Security Grant Program (physical security for at-risk nonprofits, CFDA 97.008), the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (governance structures, vulnerability assessments, security controls, workforce training, CFDA 97.137), and the Fire Management Assistance Grant program (wildfire response and facility repair, CFDA 97.046). On the defense side, the Division receives mandatory cooperative agreements under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance program (CFDA 12.401) from the Army National Guard and Air National Guard for facility sustainment, service support, electronic security system management, training support systems, environmental programs, fire protection, and administrative services across Idaho. The Division also administers the STARBASE program (CFDA 12.020), an afterschool STEM mentoring initiative for underserved youth conducted in partnership with local school districts. Representative grants include a $33.39 million Army National Guard facilities cooperative agreement (FY 2026), a $7.026 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (FY 2026), a $6.343 million Air National Guard facilities operations and maintenance cooperative agreement (FY 2026), a $5.607 million State and Local Cybersecurity Grant award (FY 2025), and a $4.542 million Homeland Security Grant Program award (FY 2026). The Division also holds smaller awards from the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (hazardous materials preparedness training, CFDA 20.703) and the Department of Health and Human Services Maternal and Child Health Bureau (emergency medical services partnership grants).

Customer concentration is high and split between civilian emergency management and defense-related National Guard funding. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 87 percent of recent awards: Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (101 awards), Department of the Army Idaho Army National Guard (86 awards), Department of the Army National Guard (76 awards), Federal Emergency Management Agency (53 awards), and Department of the Air Force Air National Guard (36 awards). The potential-value split differs materially: while FEMA and National Guard grants dominate by volume, the top five agencies by combined potential value include the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, and forest service regions, reflecting smaller-dollar cooperative agreements and formula grants across diverse customer agencies. The Division has worked with 16 distinct customer agencies in recent years.

Activity has remained stable at 25 to 29 awards annually from 2022 through 2025, with six awards recorded through August 2026. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $652 thousand, though obligated dollars total $1.67 billion, reflecting the Division's role as administrator of large formula and mandatory grant programs where obligated amounts substantially exceed reported potential value. Eight awards are scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The Division acts exclusively as a prime recipient; two sub-awards appear in the source (one for strike team support, one for management costs), indicating minimal sub-recipient activity relative to the overall grant portfolio. As a state government entity, the Division does not pursue commercial federal contracts or sit on civilian IDIQ vehicles, GWACs, or schedules.