Feb 2, 2014

U.S. Coast Guard Fact Sheet

Fiscal Year 2016 President’s Budget

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

2703 Martin Luther King Ave, S.E.

Washington, DC 20953

www.uscg.mil

BACKGROUND: The FY 2016 President’s Budget requests $9.96 billion for the Coast Guard, including $8.14

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

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

optimize Coast Guard mission performance. The Coast Guard must continue meeting today’s operational 

requirements while investing in future capability to best serve the Nation.

KEY POINTS:

 Provides $1.01 billion to Invest in the 21st Century Coast Guard. Recapitalization and continued investment in

our future is a top budget priority in FY 2016. 

 Sustains Mission Excellence through administrative, support, and sound operational reductions and focuses Coast 

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

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

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

 The Coast Guard will prioritize resources to ensure continued focus on operations to demonstrate the enduring, 

multi-mission character and intrinsic value of the Coast Guard to the United States. 

INVEST IN THE 21st CENTURY COAST GUARD: The budget requests $1.01 billion for Acquisition, 

Construction and Improvements (AC&I). Notably:

 $533.9 million for vessels, including Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Preliminary and Contract Design evaluation; 

six Fast Response Cutters (FRC); In-Service Vessel Sustainment that continues sustainment of the 140-foot 

domestic icebreaker fleet and the 225-foot sea-going buoy tender fleet.

 $200 million for aircraft, including H-65 helicopter enhancements/upgrades; continued support of the HC-27J 

Asset Project Office (APO), sparing for the HC-144A fixed wing aircraft, and initial spares for the second 

operational C-130J Air Station.

 $101.4 million for shore projects, including pier and infrastructure improvements to support the 210-foot WMEC 

homeport at Little Creek VA; upgrade of the electrical system at Air Station Barbers Point, HI; permanent facility 

construction at Station Vallejo, CA; shore erosion control work at Station Siuslaw River, OR; and Phase I of the 

replacement project of the Oakridge floating drydock at Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD.

SUSTAIN MISSION EXCELLENCE: In FY 2016, the Coast Guard will make sound, risk-based reductions while

investing in critical recapitalization initiatives. Notably:

 Decommissions two Island Class Patrol Boats. These assets are being replaced by new, more capable FRCs.

 Retires three HC-130Hs; transfers them to DoD for reconditioning for transfer to the Forest Service per the 2014 

National Defense Authorization Act. Under the same Act, the Coast Guard received 14 new C-27J aircraft.

 Implements $60.86 million in operational adjustments. 

MAXIMIZE SERVICE TO THE NATION: The budget requests $6.82 billion to operate and maintain Coast 

Guard assets and sustain essential front-line operations.

 $96.0 million to operate new assets and infrastructure to include follow-on costs for shore facilities, RB-M, and 

Surface and Air assets (e.g. FRC #18-21, C-27J #1-4 & NSC Crew for NSC #6).

 $78.8 million to reflect the annualizations of critical investments and programs initiated in FY 2015.

 $80.84 million to fund increases for civilian pay, and maintain parity with DoD Services for military pay, 

allowances and health care. 

View the Coast Guard’s 2014 Performance Highlights and FY 2016 Congressional Justification at: www.uscg.mil/budget