Ideally, of course in a perfect Research Administration world, we would like to have the space identified before submission of the proposal. However, there are instances in which there really isn't available space but may be future space. In such instance, you would want to identify and give information about the department and college the program would be housed in if the project receives funding. So that the reviewer's will have a specific idea of how the program fits into your institutional structure.

Sharon D. Smith, M.S., CRA
Research Development Specialist
MTSU Office of Research Services
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Subject: [RESADM-L] Space on grants

Here is a question that is being asked right now in a planning meeting that I am attending. From a reviewer's point of view, if you are proposing a programatic project that needs a physical location, how important is it to have an actual designated area/floor plan, as opposed to a vague "we are working on identifying space"?  We all know how political space can be, and that decision could entail more work than the grant development itself. :)

Thanks, Robin

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