Plans would be established from the outset for a change of venue in case the initial curator of the facility is no longer able to carry on. Dictyostelium is very easy to preserve, either as frozen amoebae or as dried spores. Space is not the major issue that is the case with mice or Drosophila. However, it does require effort to collect, to grow, to authenticate, and to store the strains. Most important is someone with experience using the organism to catalogue the available mutants and to present the material in an accessible form.
Expenses depend on the location of the facility.
It is probably not a good idea to base the facility within an existing laboratory. We have undertaken initial cost estimates. Some programming assistance will be required. A small laboratory is required, hopefully adjacent to shared equipment. This could be in University space or in a nearby commercial space designed for incubator companies.