March 7, 2014 

U.S. Coast Guard Fact Sheet 

Fiscal Year 2015 President’s Budget

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

2703 Martin Luther King Ave, S.E.

Washington, DC 20953

www.uscg.mil

BACKGROUND: The FY 2015 President’s Budget requests $9.8 billion for the Coast Guard, including $8.13 

billion in discretionary funding. This Budget preserves today’s critical front-line operations and invests in 

tomorrow’s Coast Guard by continuing recapitalization for new cutters, boats, aircraft, systems and infrastructure. 

In 2015, the Coast Guard will implement efficiencies and better business practices, overlaid with a near and longterm operational assessment that strategically allocates resources to optimize mission performance, both now and 

into the future. 

KEY POINTS: 

3⁄4 Provides $1.08 billion to Invest in Long-term Operational Capacity. Investment in recapitalization continues to 

be a top budget priority in FY 2015. 

3⁄4 Strengthens Resource and Operational Stewardship through administrative, support, and sound operational 

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

3⁄4 Funds current services requirements to Preserve Critical Front-Line Operations, including resources to operate 

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

3⁄4 The Coast Guard will direct resources to highest risk missions to Protect those on the sea, Protect the Nation 

from threats delivered by the sea, and Protect the sea itself. 

INVEST IN LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL CAPACITY: The budget requests $1.08 billion for Acquisition, 

Construction and Improvements (AC&I). Notably: 

3⁄4 $803 million for vessels, including the eighth National Security Cutter (NSC-8); two Fast Response Cutters 

(FRC); Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Preliminary and Contract Design evaluation; In-Service Vessel Sustainment 

that continues sustainment of the 140-ft domestic icebreaker fleet.

3⁄4 $68 million for aircraft, including H-65 helicopter enhancements/upgrades; continued support of the HC-27J 

Asset Project Office (APO), and missionization of the eighteenth HC-144A fixed wing aircraft. 

3⁄4 $40.6 million for shore and aids to navigation projects, including pier and infrastructure improvements to support 

FRC homeport at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles/Long Beach. 

STRENGTHEN RESOURCE AND OPERATIONAL STEWARDSHIP: The FY 2015 budget proposes 

administrative, support, and operational reductions and focuses Coast Guard resources and capabilities on the 

Nation’s highest priorities. Notably: 

3⁄4 Decommissions two High Endurance Cutters and eight Island Class Patrol Boats. These assets are being replaced 

by new, more capable NSCs and FRCs. 

3⁄4 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. 

3⁄4 Implements $62.9 million in enterprise-wide efficiencies and $43.5 million in other operational adjustments. 

3⁄4 Redirects $10.5 million in Reserve Training funding to sustain higher priority frontline operations. 

PRESERVE CRITICAL FRONT-LINE OPERATIONS: The budget requests $6.75 billion to operate and 

maintain Coast Guard assets and sustain essential front-line operations. 

3⁄4 $83 million to fund increases for civilian pay and retirement contribution, and maintain parity with DoD Services 

for military pay, allowances and health care. 

3⁄4 $72 million to operate new assets and infrastructure (e.g., NSC-5 and shore-side support for the Charleston, SC 

homeport, HC-144A, FRCs and shore-side support for San Juan, PR homeport, RB-M, Rescue 21). 

3⁄4 $51 million to reflect the annualizations of critical investments and programs initiated in FY 2014. 

View the Coast Guard’s 2013 Performance Highlights and FY 2015 Congressional Justification at: www.uscg.mil/budget