May 23, 2017

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U.S. Coast Guard Fact Sheet

Fiscal Year 2018 President’s Budget

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

2703 Martin Luther King Ave, S.E.

Washington, DC 20953

www.uscg.mil

BACKGROUND: The FY 2018 President’s Budget requests $10.67 billion for the Coast Guard, including $8.75

billion in discretionary funding. This Budget sustains Coast Guard operations and continues recapitalization efforts 

for cutters, boats, aircraft, systems and infrastructure. The Budget also efficiently allocates resources to optimize 

Coast Guard mission performance. 

KEY POINTS:

 Provides $1.2 billion to Invest in the 21st Century Coast Guard. Recapitalization and continued investment in our 

future is a top budget priority in FY 2018. 

 Sustains Mission Excellence through funding for operational, support, and administrative activities focusing

Coast Guard resources and capabilities on the Nation’s highest priorities. 

 Funds current services requirements to Maximize Value to the Nation, including resources to operate and 

maintain new assets, and funding for personnel, pay and benefit increases. 

INVEST IN THE 21st CENTURY COAST GUARD: The budget requests $1.2 billion for Acquisition, 

Construction and Improvements (AC&I). Notably:

 $877.1 million for vessels, including $500 million to begin construction of the first Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC),

which is scheduled for delivery in 2021, as well as Long Lead Time Materials for the second OPC; procurement 

of four Fast Response Cutters (FRC); continued efforts towards awarding a contract for detail design and 

construction of a Polar Icebreaker in 2019, supporting its delivery in 2023; and pre-acquisition activities to replace 

Inland Waterways and Western Rivers Tenders.

 $82.6 million for aircraft, including funding for H-65 helicopter enhancements/upgrades; initial funding to 

support service life extensions for MH-60T helicopters; and missionization of HC-27J and HC-130J airframes.

 $75 million for shore projects, including funding for pier and infrastructure improvements to support FRC

homeports at Apra Harbor, Guam and Astoria, OR; boat maintenance and storage facility at Station Vallejo, CA;

and replacement runway lighting system at Elizabeth City, NC.

SUSTAIN MISSION EXCELLENCE: In FY 2018, the Coast Guard will make sound, risk-based reductions while

investing in critical recapitalization initiatives. Notably:

 Enhance Coast Guard Mission Essential System information technology infrastructure to improve cyber security 

of Coast Guard networks.

 Support requirements for new military Blended Retirement System and increase frequency of personnel security 

and suitability background investigations. 

 Decommission three Island Class Patrol Boats and one High Endurance Cutter. These assets are being replaced 

by new, more capable FRCs and NSCs respectively.

MAXIMIZE VALUE TO THE NATION: The budget requests $7.21 billion to operate and maintain Coast 

Guard assets and sustain essential front-line operations.

 $98.6 million to operate new assets and infrastructure to include follow-on costs for Surface and Air assets (e.g. 

FRC #26-30, C-27J support, HC-130J #8-9, MH-60T #45, O&M for NSC #7 & Crew for NSC #8), shore 

facilities, CG-LIMS, and the Coast Guard Academy’s Ship Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS).

 $58.3 million to annualize FY 2017 funding for new assets and initiatives.

 $109.8 million to fund increases for civilian pay, and maintain parity with DoD Services for military pay, 

allowances and health care.