# Core Program Support/Contract Support Services (CSS) Support

**R-2A activity** of project 673508 — Infrastructure & Support Costs  
**Program element:** 0604840F — F-35 C2D2  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840F/673508/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604840F/673508

## Summary

This activity requests $21.6M in FY2027, 24% of project 673508, down 38% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Continued support of program office efforts, including National Capitol Region/Northern VA and Dayton, OH program unique off-base lease and infrastructure costs, CSS support, travel, supplies, Navy working capital technical SME labor, program office IT, cybersecurity, model-based systems engineering, risk reduction and affordability studies, and program office audit support directly related to C2D2 development efforts.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding decreased due to project realignments to match program lifecycle phase, post-milestone C Full Rate Production.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Continue to support program office efforts, including National Capitol Region/Northern VA and Dayton, OH program unique off-base lease and infrastructure costs, CSS support, travel, supplies, Navy working capital technical SME labor, program office IT, cybersecurity, model-based systems engineering, risk reduction and affordability studies, and program office audit support directly related to C2D2 development efforts.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 45.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 35.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 21.6 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project 673508

- F-35 JPO AFLCMC Civilian Pay — FY2027 69.3

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604840F project 673508 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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