What are the costs associated with the CEAS Card?
Rather than charge a yearly fee to the participating companies, all costs associated with the program (cost of producing the cards, training, website, administration, IT development, etc.) are built into the cost of the cards. By allocating all program costs on a per-card basis, costs are distributed equitably, with small businesses paying a relatively small fee for their few employees and large organizations paying more, commensurate with their number of critical employees. CEAS is administered by BNet, which is a Type C Corporation under Section 501 of the NYS Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
Costs for the CEAS program are borne by program participants. However, rather than charge a yearly fee to participating companies, all costs associated with the program (e.g, application management, card procuding and training,) are built into the cost of the cards. This allows costs to be distributed equitably, with smaller businesses paying a relatively lower fee for their few employees and larger companies paying more, commensurate with their number of critical employees.
