Department Of Military Affairs Wisconsin

The Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin, doing business as DMA, is a state government entity operating as a division of the Wisconsin Governor's Office that acts as a federal grant recipient and purchase order awardee for National Guard operations, emergency management, and homeland security services. DMA operates entirely as a prime recipient—686 of 689 recent awards are prime grants or purchase orders, with no federal contract prime footprint and minimal subrecipient activity. The entity competes in open, full-and-open procurement and grant processes with no set-aside designations across its federal portfolio.

DMA's federal footprint centers on Congressionally directed, non-discretionary cooperative agreements funding Army and Air National Guard operations and maintenance across Wisconsin. The top five funding sources account for 81% of recent awards by count and 87% by potential value: the Department of the Army Wisconsin Army National Guard (139 awards, $5.7 million combined potential value), the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards (106 awards), the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard (45 awards, $1.4 million), the Department of the Army National Guard (216 awards), and the Department of the Air Force (50 awards). Recent concrete work includes a $33.3 million National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) cooperative agreement (CFDA 12.401) for Wisconsin Army National Guard facilities programs and sustainment operations running through September 30, 2026; a $9.8 million Air National Guard O&M cooperative agreement for facilities operation and maintenance at Camp Douglas and subordinate installations; an $11.4 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) for statewide emergency management capabilities and preparedness; a $9.1 million Homeland Security Grant Program formula award (CFDA 97.067) for terrorism prevention and preparedness; and an $8.4 million State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award (CFDA 97.137) supporting cybersecurity enhancements for state and local government entities. DMA also holds a small volume of purchase orders for specialized services including radio system usage ($20.2 thousand DEA award for WISCOM access), REACT training center operations and lodging ($191 thousand Army award), and tactical rescue training and certification ($322 thousand Wisconsin National Guard award).

DMA's grant portfolio reflects its mission as an intermediary administrator of federal assistance to Wisconsin's National Guard and emergency management infrastructure. Beyond direct cooperative agreements with the Department of the Army and Air Force, DMA receives formula grant funding under the Emergency Management Performance Grants and Homeland Security Grant Program programs, which it distributes as pass-through grants to county and municipal emergency management agencies, law enforcement bomb squads, and nonprofit organizations across Wisconsin. Recent FEMA grants include disaster relief funding (Disaster Grants-Public Assistance under CFDA 97.036), nonprofit security enhancements (Nonprofit Security Grant Program, CFDA 97.008, with sub-awards to religious institutions and schools), emergency operations center construction (CFDA 97.052), and hazard mitigation initiatives (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, CFDA 97.047). The National Guard ChalleNGe Program (CFDA 12.404) cooperative agreement funds military-based training and life skills development for credit-deficient youth at Sparta, Wisconsin, with subordinate activities across state National Guard facilities. Awards reflect category concentration in professional and management development training (52 awards), other general government support (13 awards), and education and instruction services (9 awards).

Activity declined from 44 awards annually in 2022 and 2023 to 30 in 2025 and 4 in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting the cyclical nature of Congressionally mandated National Guard O&M funding, which resets on October 1 each federal year. Combined potential value across the entire recent portfolio is $10.3 million, though combined dollars obligated ($7.16 billion) far exceeds potential value, indicating substantial actual expenditure and upward obligations in prior fiscal years. Fifteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of only $20 thousand, suggesting minimal near-term recompete exposure. DMA's parent organization is the State of Wisconsin Governor's Office, which oversees the Wisconsin National Guard and coordinates state emergency management operations. As a state government entity, DMA does not compete on commercial federal contract vehicles or pursue IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; its federal footprint is defined entirely by mandatory pass-through grant programs and purchase orders from federal and state military agencies supporting statutory National Guard missions.