Krasnow is of course a research unit (as opposed to an academic unit) under the office of the Provost. As such it enjoys the budget standing of a school or college. Mason has one other such institute, but it is an academic unit which grants degrees (the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution; ICAR).
As such a unit, Krasnow receives a major component of its funding directly from the University. The Institute also receives indirect cost recovery dollars that are based on the sponsored research activities that go on within the Institute. Additionally, the Institute receives funds from private sources (either gifts or foundation grants) and these also are used to support the activities of the Institute.
However, the largest source of resource dollars for Krasnow activiies comes from investigator-initiated grants and contracts directly to Krasnow Principal Investigators. These very real dollars (which frankly support the majority of the Institute’s program) are not considered in the budget process, although they are very much considered as part of the budget aggregate value. In other words, those sponsored grants and contracts are budgeted separately by the PI’s.
Next we’ll consider the types of activities and programs supported by the Krasnow budget.
Jim
Discoverers and Discoveries 