Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/CAPAC0/ — built September 26, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Civil Air Patrol A/C
Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $11.9M |
| FY25 | $15.0M |
| FY26 | $3.13M |
All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $11.4M | $11.6M | $11.9M | ||
| Enacted | – | $11.6M | $3.01M | $15.0M | |
| Request | – | – | $3.01M | $3.09M | $3.13M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $3.01M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $11.9M as actual total obligation authority — $8.89M above the request. 11.9 − 3.0 = 8.9 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Civil Air Patrol A/C
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a Congressionally chartered non-profit corporation that serves as the Auxiliary of the Air Force. CAP uses federally provided resources to provide assistance requested by the DoD, federal, state or local government authorities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to perform emergency or non-emergency public purpose missions and activities. Pursuant to US Code (Title 10 & 36) the purpose of CAP Corporation is to encourage and aid citizens of the US in contributing their efforts, services, and resources in developing aviation and in maintaining air supremacy; and to encourage and develop, by example, the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare. CAP provides aviation education and training, as well as encourages and fosters civil aviation in local communities. CAP also provides an organization to assist in meeting local emergencies and assists the Dept. of the Air Force in non-combat program/missions. This program has no initial spares cost. The weapon system cost, flyaway unit cost, and weapon system unit cost do not apply. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0901223F.
Justification
Justification — Civil Air Patrol A/C
FY26 funding covers the procurement of fixed-wing single engine aircraft. CAP maintains a minimum fleet of 541 aircraft per SecAF report to SASC. These aircraft are equipped with satellite digital imaging systems, automatic direction finder, emergency locator transmitter, FM radio, camera port window, ground power unit, appropriate training material, and/or additional associated mission equipment for use on Civil Air Patrol aircraft (e.g., full-motion video sensors, communication equipment, or other imaging systems). The combination of aircraft make, model, or type (typically, but not limited to Cessna-172, Cessna-182, and Cessna-206, and glider aircraft) procured during execution are a continuing requirement, based on critical equipment needed to support evolving mission requirements, market availability, and budget changes due to mark-ups, or cost fluctuations. CAP's average aircraft fleet is 21+ years. The average maintenance cost is 16.4K per aircraft, estimating 8.9M annually. Aircraft go through routine maintenance schedules and no depot builds. The current baseline only procures 4x aircraft per year. The requirement is 15x aircraft per year to maintain the aircraft fleet and receive cost efficiency (-10% bulk buy rate). The useful life of CAP aircraft is 36 years. AF central procurement processes are not applicable. CAP's procurement processes/standards are described in 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; and Department of Defense Grant & Agreement Regulations.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $11.9M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $15.0M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $3.13M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $3.13M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $11.9M | $15.0M | $3.13M | $3.13M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
1 mention from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
Issues related to aerospace provisions in the WTO Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (no bill).
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Civil Air Patrol A/C. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O858
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O833
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O877
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
FY2026 Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
PDF page 143