National Guard, Utah

National Guard, Utah (Ngut-Smd Division), a division of the State of Utah Governor's Office, is the prime recipient of federal cooperative agreements funding military operations, maintenance, facilities, and administrative services for Utah's Army National Guard and Air National Guard installations. The organization operates as a state government entity with headquarters in Draper, Utah, and receives 100 percent federally funded cooperative agreements under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401) and the Military Construction, National Guard program (CFDA 12.400).

The National Guard, Utah's customer base centers on the National Guard Bureau and its components. The Department of the Army Utah Army National Guard and the Department of the Army National Guard combined account for 179 awards with $289 thousand in combined potential value, while the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard represents 21 awards. The remaining customer agencies—the Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service, the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard, and the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management—collectively represent fewer than five awards. This narrow customer concentration reflects the organization's statutory role as the state-level administrator of federally directed National Guard programs.

The National Guard, Utah operates exclusively as a prime recipient on Congressionally directed, non-discretionary cooperative agreements. Recent activity shows 13 awards in 2022, 13 in 2023, 13 in 2024, 18 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 (as of February). The portfolio spans facilities operations and maintenance ($4.18 million for Air National Guard operations and maintenance; $33.58 million for Army National Guard facilities program), fire protection services ($3.53 million), environmental programs and resource management ($4.17 million), security guard activities ($1.58 million), administrative services, command and control communications infrastructure, anti-terrorism programs, dining facilities operations ($1.45 million), training support systems ($1.03 million), electronic security system management ($401 thousand), and state family program support ($740 thousand). Three military construction cooperative agreements funded construction of an Air National Guard maintenance hangar and shops ($3.17 million), a fuel cell and corrosion control hangar ($3.27 million), and a cyber operations facility ($1.1 million), each with five-year performance periods extending to 2030. Two additional military construction awards support an Army National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Nephi and a potable water storage tank at Camp Williams, both ultimately completing in 2027. All awards carry 100 percent federal funding with no required state match, and recipients are required to maintain detailed cost and expenditure records for either three years (O&M awards) or 25 years (military construction awards) following agreement closeout. Twenty-seven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.