Virginia Department Of Military Affairs

Virginia Department of Military Affairs, operating through its Vafa Division as the National Guard, is a U.S. state government entity registered in SAM.gov since September 2011 with a current registration expiring in July 2026. The organization serves as Virginia's state military agency, responsible for managing the Army National Guard and Air National Guard operations within the commonwealth. As a prime recipient of federal cooperative agreement awards, Virginia National Guard provides comprehensive military readiness, infrastructure, and support services to the federal government, with no federal contract prime awardees but substantial federal grant prime awardee activity spanning multiple operational and capital improvement programs.

Virginia National Guard's federal grant portfolio demonstrates extensive engagement across military operations, facilities management, and youth development initiatives funded primarily through the Virginia National Guard and Air National Guard. The organization has received cooperative agreements for operational programs including Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM) Services, Electronic Security System management, facilities programs, anti-terrorism activities, security guard operations, training support systems, and morale, welfare and recreation programs. Infrastructure investments through cooperative agreements have supported military construction projects including an aircraft maintenance hangar addition valued at $4,807,700, an unheated aircraft storage hangar addition, a flight control tower, and a microgrid with backup power system. The organization also manages environmental programs, dining operations, and distributed learning initiatives. Additionally, Virginia National Guard serves as a sub-grantee receiving awards related to the Child Nutrition Program Block, School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program, and emergency response initiatives through prime grantees including the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education and the Emergency Management Department. The organization operates STARBASE and Youth Challenge programs, demonstrating commitment to youth education and development supported through Washington Headquarters Service funding, while maintaining cooperative relationships with federal agencies to sustain readiness and operational capabilities across both Army and Air National Guard components.