# Polar Operations

**Agency:** Homeland Security  
**Account:** Research and Development  
**Source document:** United States Coast Guard · p. 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/homeland-security/polar-operations  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 0.5 |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | 0.5 |
| FY2027 | request | 0.4 |

The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.


## Homeland Security discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $91.40B, FY2026 $88.60B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

This project addresses technology challenges that enable the USCG to safely and effectively operate in the Polar Regions. Specifically, research is focused on the development of reliable high-latitude communications, enhanced maritime domain dominance, and effective oil spill response. This research will focus on investigating cold-weather intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities and adaptable ship designs, while also funding overall project management and support.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Homeland Security › United States Coast Guard › Research and Development › Research and Development


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*