Military Affairs North Dakota Department

Military Affairs North Dakota Department, operating under the business name National Guard And Adjutant General, is a state government entity responsible for overseeing the operations, maintenance, and infrastructure of North Dakota's Army National Guard (ARNG) and Air National Guard (ANG) facilities. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since October 2001, this entity serves as the primary state agency coordinating military readiness and support services for the North Dakota National Guard. The department receives federal grant funding exclusively through cooperative agreements and project grants, focusing on the critical mission of maintaining military installations, ensuring operational readiness, and delivering comprehensive support services to National Guard personnel and facilities across the state.

Military Affairs North Dakota Department has received substantial federal grant awards totaling millions of dollars, primarily through cooperative agreements funded by the Department of Defense under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401) and the National Guard Military Construction program (CFDA 12.400). The specific services and programs supported through these grants include facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization; electronic security system management, installation, operation and maintenance; command, control, communications, and information management (C4IM) services; environmental programs and resources management; security guard operations; training support system (TSS) programs; distributed learning programs; antiterrorism program coordinator activities; administrative services; and fire protection services. Recent fiscal year 2026 awards demonstrate ongoing support across these domains, with significant allocations including an $8.08 million facilities program award, an $856,567 Air National Guard facilities operations and maintenance award, and a $229,100 Air National Guard security cooperative agreement. Additionally, Military Affairs North Dakota Department has received military construction funding under CFDA 12.400, including a $13.76 million cooperative agreement for the Jamestown National Guard Readiness Center construction project and other infrastructure improvement initiatives. The department also received a $3.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration (CFDA 64.203) for veterans cemetery expansion infrastructure. All grants are administered directly by the department with no identified sub-awardees, reflecting its role as the primary executor of federal funding for North Dakota National Guard operations and infrastructure development.