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Baldrige Award Process Fees
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Applicant Size (employees): 500 or less
Eligibility Determination: No Charge
Application*
$10,000
Site Visit**
$25,500
Applicant Size (employees): 501 or more
Eligibility Determination: No Charge
Application*
$19,000
Site Visit**
$40,800
*Covers expenses associated with the review of applications and the development of evaluation reports.
Award Application fee refund requests made
- before the application deadline will receive all fees amount returned, less a $500 processing fee;
- within 10 days after the application deadline will receive a 50% fee refund;
- after that date, no refunds will be issued.
**Paid only by applicants receiving site visits. The fee is due to ASQ prior to the site visit.
Payment Information
Payment is due by the application deadline: May 22, 2025. Please contact bmeerschaert [at] asq.org (Beth Meerschaert) to indicate payment method.
Payments must be made in U.S. currency. Payment options include
ACH or Wire Transfer (please contact Beth Meerschaert 414-274-2170 at ASQ to confirm Account number).
Checks and purchase orders must be drawn on a U.S. financial institution. Please make payable to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Remember to include the name of the organization applying on the memo line.
Mail to:
ASQ Baldrige
Attn: Beth Meerschaert
600 N Plankinton Ave
Milwaukee, WI, 53203
- Visa, MasterCard, American Express. Please be advised that processing time for CC Payments is 7 full business days. Note: ASQ/American Society for Quality-E-Commerce will be shown on the credit card statement. Please do not transmit any credit card information via email.
W-9 is available upon request.
Award Process Helpline
301-975-8789 | baldrigeaward [at] nist.gov (baldrigeaward[at]nist[dot]gov)
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Contacts
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Award Process Helpline(301) 975-8789
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Baldrige Customer Service(301) 975-2036NIST/BPEP
100 Bureau Drive, M/S 1020
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1020