[#8, #11, #14, #17, #24] Retrofitting containment chambers (2 chambers/site × 5 hubs), HEPA/cleanroom installation, long-term storage vault buildout, secure quarantine/patient rooms, and physical hardening/upgrades per facility (program-level aggregation for 5 regional hubs).

[#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #21, #23, #26, #18, #25, #16] Vehicle fleet purchase, non-lethal kits, flame applicators, PPE kits, vacuum/shrink-wrap hardware, 1368-Lerna-33 units (10 units for 5 hubs), industrial incinerators (per-site), chamber robotics, initial IT implementation, specialized shipping containers, archival system, initial training curriculum, public-health seed funding, and one-off crisis payout reserve.

[#15] Regional surveillance setup seed (sensors, K9/robotic searchers, covert labs) across priority cities (aggregated program-level initial cost for ~20 cities).

[#13] Dedicated research and pathology lab fitout (microscopes, sequencers, mass spec, containment-level lab equipment) for SCP-1368 study.

[#22] Permitting and environmental compliance setup costs for incineration and hazardous waste handling (program-level).

[#15] Ongoing operations for regional surveillance teams, sensor networks and covert inspections in priority cities (aggregated for ~20 cities).

[#25] Recurring covert public-health outreach, decontamination clinics and dermatological screening operations across priority cities.

[#1, #24] MTF rapid-response teams (36 operatives) ongoing fully‑loaded pay and program security personnel/guards for facilities (aggregated).

[#7] Ongoing service contracts and maintenance for 1368-Lerna-33 automated folding/processing units (10 units × ~10%/yr).

[#20] Emergency reserve allocation for mass-regeneration/windstorm events, large repairs, emergency incineration surges and crisis hires.

[#17] Annual operation costs for secure patient/quarantine rooms, psychiatric care, and care/legal oversight (aggregated across 5 hubs).

[#16] Diplomatic, legal, covert liaison budgets and ongoing cover-story/compensation per major region (aggregated for baseline program scale).

[#2, #23] Vehicle maintenance, fuel and per-shipment charter/security costs for covert transport of specimens and equipment (aggregated program-level).

[#13] Ongoing research staff and program costs (PI + researchers + techs) for studying regeneration, physiology and countermeasures.

[#9] Operating fuel, labor and hazardous ash handling for industrial incinerators (program-level for 5 hubs).

[#12] Electricity and energy costs to maintain 50°C heated containment chambers and induction heating (aggregated across 5 hubs).

[#8, #11] General facility structural maintenance, induction-coil maintenance and routine building upkeep for containment chambers (program-level).

[#10] Software support, sensor replacements and control-system maintenance for chamber robotics and handling systems.

[#11] HEPA filter replacement, UV sterilizer consumables and cleanroom consumables across sites.

[#3, #4, #5, #6, #11, #19, #14] Non-lethal consumables, flame fuel cartridges, PPE replacement, per-bag antibiotic/coating and RFID consumables, HEPA/sterilant consumables, general site consumables, and per-specimen marginal storage costs.

[#14] Annual monitoring, rotation and inspection of long-term vacuum-sealed specimen storage across facilities.

[#18] Annual training refreshers, instructor salaries and simulation consumables for SOPs and emergency drills.

[#21] Ongoing sysadmin, security audits, off-site backups and database maintenance for RFID/chain-of-custody and control systems.

[#22] Annual compliance monitoring, emissions testing and third-party audits related to incineration and hazardous waste.

[#26] Annual preservation, restricted access staffing and archival upkeep for sealed case files and forensic records.