To gain the "voluntary membership"(Accreditation) (Authority: 20 U.S.C.1099b)

Hello friends, sorry about my English.

I want to know something about the accreditation process?

Some DL Legal unaccredited institutions of higher education are in the process to gain the accreditation status. I want to know what happen if the Legal unaccredited institution of higher education fails in the first tried and applied in a second occasion?

They have to paid again all the process?

How much is the fee to gain the accreditation? Maybe about $300,000 for every tried?