Department Of Military Affairs

The Department of Military Affairs, Dom - Army Guard Division, is a state government entity based in Rapid City, South Dakota, that serves as the administrative agency responsible for overseeing the South Dakota Army National Guard. As a child entity of the state government structure, it manages federal cooperative agreements and grants directed toward supporting National Guard operations, infrastructure, and readiness across South Dakota. The division operates under the umbrella of the South Dakota Department of Military Affairs and serves as the primary recipient of federal funding for Army National Guard activities within the state.

The Department of Military Affairs Dom - Army Guard Division receives cooperative agreement funding primarily through the U.S. Department of the Army under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401), with additional support from the Air National Guard and Washington Headquarters Service. The division's federal grant awards support a comprehensive range of military operational and infrastructure services, including facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization; environmental management and remediation; security operations and anti-terrorism programs; electronic security system (ESS) management, installation, operation, and maintenance; fire protection activities; training support systems (TSS) and distributed learning programs; command, control, communications, computers, and information management (C4IM) services; administrative services; and youth development programs such as the STARBASE 4002 program. Recent awards dating from fiscal year 2025 demonstrate the division's consistent receipt of multiple cooperative agreements, with notable awards including a $16.17 million cooperative agreement for the Army National Guard Facilities Program, an $880,812.50 cooperative agreement supporting broad operational and infrastructure needs, and a $125,700 cooperative agreement for similar purposes. The division also manages military construction projects with extended performance periods, including vehicle maintenance shops and readiness centers with completion dates extending through 2028. All funding flows directly to the state entity with no identified prime or subcontractor relationships, as these are congressionally directed cooperative agreements specifically allocated to state National Guard organizations that cannot be applied for directly by outside entities.