Center for Policy, Planning and Epidemiology Certificate of Need Program State Health Planning and Development Agency  Application Fee The SHPDA shall collect application fees from persons that request a certificate of need. The fee required for an application shall be the greater of 3% of the proposed capital expenditure or $5,000, with a maximum of $300,000. For definitive information, the reader is referred to the Health Services Planning Program Act of 1996, DC Official Code § 44-401 et. seg and 22 DCMR Chapter 40. These documents are available from the Project Review Branch at the address below: Project Review Branch State Health Planning and Development Agency 825 North Capitol Street, NE 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20002 Telephone: (202) 442-5875