As I recall, the AHA considers the "applicant" to be the PI, not the institution.  This with respect to their submission system.  Yet they expect the Institution to be the financial manager.  Perhaps the FDP as an action group, unlike NCURA and SRA which are educational groups, should negotiate with the AHA to get them to accept the Institution as the submitter, and fix some institutional fee.  Or some other Grants related organization, is there one?
Bob

On Jan 4, 2012, at 3:45 PM, Campo, Miriam Alam wrote:

> Is an institutional membership sufficient for multiple applications or does the individual PI have to become a member?
>
> Miriam A. Campo
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> We obtained department approval to cover the cost of membership for our upcoming application.
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> Sherrie Wagoner, MA
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> Effective with the winter 2012 deadlines, each applicant is required to either be an American Heart Association Professional Member or to pay $100 per application submission. I would like to know how institutions are handling this requirement?  Is the department responsible for the cost of this membership/application fee or is the applicant?
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