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APPFA Investment Fees

2025 Investment Structure 

Sample Investment Structure 

Effective January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Fees subject to change without notice

Application Investment

Program Size

Application Fee

Small Program (1-5 sites)

$4,750

Medium Program (6-10 sites)

$5,100

Large Program (11-15 sites)

$6,250

Mega Program (16-20 sites)

$7,250

Jumbo Program (21-25 sites)

$8,250

Super Jumbo (26-30 sites)

$10,250

 

Magnet, Pathway to Excellence, ANCC Accredited Provider, Wellbeing Excellence, or Joint Accreditation organizations will receive $350 off their initial investment fee. 

Annual Investment Fee

Program Size

Annual Fee

Small Program (1-5 sites)

$3,500

Medium Program (6-10 sites)

$3,750

Large Program (11-15 sites)

$4,250

Mega Program (16-20 sites)

$4,750

Jumbo Program (21-25 sites)

$5,250

Super Jumbo (26-30 sites)

$6,250

 

2026 Investment Structure 

Sample Investment Structure 

Effective January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Fees subject to change without notice

Application Investment

Program Size

Application Fee

Single Site Program (1 site)

$4,750

Small Program (2-5 sites)

$5,000

Medium Program (6-10 sites)

$5,500

Large Program (11-15 sites)

$7,000

Mega Program (16-20 sites)

$8,000

Jumbo Program (21-25 sites)

$9,000

Super Jumbo (26-30 sites)

$11,000

 

Magnet, Pathway to Excellence, ANCC Accredited Provider, Wellbeing Excellence, or Joint Accreditation organizations will receive $250 off their initial investment fee.

Annual Investment Fee

Program Size

Annual Fee

Single Site (1 site) 

$3,500

Small Program (2-5 sites)

$3,750

Medium Program (6-10 sites)

$4,000

Large Program (11-15 sites)

$4,500

Mega Program (16-20 sites)

$5,000

Jumbo Program (21-25 sites)

$5,500

Super Jumbo (26-30 sites)

$6,500

 

2025/2026 Additional Fees

Fees subject to change without notice

Survey translation fee

Contact APPFA Office 

Appeal process fee

$3,000

Reinstatement fee

$2,000

Applicant Found to be Ineligible

$1,000 (remainder of application investment fee will be returned to applicant)

Self-study late submission fee 

(Request to submit self-study up to 7 days after original due date)

$1,500

Deferral Fee 0-30 days prior to self-study date

(Request to defer to a later review cycle between 0-30 days prior to self-study due date. Contact ANCC PTAP/APPFA team for more details at appfa@ana.org.)

$4,500 (in addition to application investment fee)

Deferral Fee 31-120 days prior to self-study date

(Request to defer to a later review cycle between 31-120 days prior to self-study due date. Contact ANCC PTAP/APPFA team for more details at appfa@ana.org.)

$4,000 (in addition to application investment fee)

Withdrawal fee:  0 - 30 days prior to self-study date

$3,200 (remainder of application investment fee will be returned to applicant)

Withdrawal fee:  31-120 days prior to self-study date

$2,700 (remainder of applicant investment fee will be returned to applicant)

Withdrawal fee after self-study due date

Forfeit of full application investment fee

Progress Report Late Fee 

(Late fee incurred for any progress report submitted after due date)

$500

Progress reports due to failure to correct deficiencies 

$1000 per report

 

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