I am certain that donations to the AHA are down and they have to find other ways to defray their grant processing costs - hence the application fee.  Furthermore, it may be intended to weed out those less "serious" applicants from those with more substantial and thus more fundable proposals by reducing the number of submissions.

Either way I think we are going to be seeing more and more of this from funders.  College applicants have to pay a fee per application, so why not grant applicants? (somewhat rhetorical question)

Beth

Beth McManus, MHA
Senior Grants Specialist
Winthrop-University Hospital
Office of Sponsored Programs
222 Station Plaza North, Suite 510
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: 516-663-9719
Fax: 516-663-9718

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Nadler, Elsa
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:42 PM
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And the National Blood Foundation charges $150.

Elsa Nadler
419.383.5302

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Wagoner, Sherrie L
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 5:00 PM
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It states, "$100 per application submission."

Here is the link:
http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Research/FundingOpportunities/SupportingInformation/MembershipApplication-Fee_UCM_431672_Article.jsp#.TwTLGnrheuE

Questions about the new membership/application fee requirement may be directed to xxxxxx@heart.org.

Sherrie Wagoner, MA
Sponsored Programs Officer
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, TAC 336
Malibu, CA 90263-4819

email: xxxxxx@pepperdine.edu
phone: 310-506-6996
fax: 310-506-7233
http://services.pepperdine.edu/rsp/

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Campo, Miriam Alam
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:45 PM
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Is an institutional membership sufficient for multiple applications or does the individual PI have to become a member?

Miriam A. Campo
Director, Sponsored Programs
Office of Research
The University of Tennessee
1534 White Avenue
Blount Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-1529

Phone: 865-974-2465
Fax:      865-974-2805
Email:   xxxxxx@utk.edu

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Wagoner, Sherrie L
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 2:15 PM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] AHA Membership/Application Fee

We obtained department approval to cover the cost of membership for our upcoming application.

Sherrie Wagoner, MA
Sponsored Programs Officer
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Pepperdine University

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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of SUBSCRIBE RESADM-Angela Horton
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 9:28 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] AHA Membership/Application Fee

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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