APPFA Investment Fees

2023 Cycle

Investment Structure

Application Investment

Program Size	Application Fee*
Small Program (1-5 sites)	$4,600
Medium Program (6-10 sites)	$4,700
Large Program (11-15 sites)	$5,800
Mega Program (16+ sites)	$6,800

ANCC Affiliated Programs Investment Fee

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

Program Size	Application Fee*
Small Program (1-5 sites)	$4,250
Medium Program (6-10 sites)	$4,350
Large Program (11-15 sites)	$5,450
Mega Program (16+ sites)	$6,450

Please note that the application investment fee will be invoiced within two weeks of your program submitting the APPFA application.

*Fees are subject to change without notice.
Additional Fees that might be incurred are outlined in the table below.
All fees are due within 30 days of receiving the invoice.

Annual Investment Fee/Invoicing

Program Size	Application Fee*
Small Program (1-5 sites)	$3,200
Medium Program (6-10 sites)	$3,300
Large Program (11-15 sites)	$3,400
Mega Program (16+ sites)	$3,500

APPFA Accredited programs will be invoiced annually based on their cycles. Programs that applied for APPFA accreditation in the May and August cycles are invoiced in February, while November and February cycles are invoiced in August.

All programs that have not paid OR have not made arrangements to pay their annual investment fee within 30 days of the due date will not be considered in good standing and will have their accreditation status suspended.
Under these conditions, the accredited program will be removed from the ANCC Directory of Accredited Programs. Only accredited programs in good standing will be listed in the ANCC Directory of Accredited Programs.
Programs that have had their accredited status suspended for failure to pay their annual and late fees may apply for reinstatement. Their request for reinstatement must be accompanied by the annual fee, late fee, and reinstatement fee.

Sample Investment Schedule, February 2023 Cycle

Medium sized program with no ANCC affiliation (investment fee subject to changes)

Process Step	Investment Date	Cost
Submit Application and Initial Investment Fee year 1	October 2022	$4700
Annual Investment Fee year 2	August 2023	$3300*
Annual Investment Fee year 3	August 2024	$3300*
Annual Investment Fee year 4	August 2025	$3300*
Reaccreditation – Submit Application and Initial Investment Fee year 1	October 2026	TBD*
Total investment for 4-year accredited program		$14,600

2023 Additional Fees

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. The request cannot exceed two review cycles. Only one deferral per application is allowed.)	$3000 (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. The request cannot exceed two review cycles. Only one deferral per application is allowed.)	$2,500 (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