Archive of VCF
The following message was sent from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum to the VCF team.
It has been a great privilege and honor for me to serve as Special Master of the 9/11 VCF for the last five years.
Update on VCF Reauthorization
Today, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund published in the Federal Register the new updated regulations for the VCF as required by the recent reauthorization. I am forwarding to you today’s press release from the Department of Justice as well as Special Master Birnbaum’s message on the new regulations. Today’s announcement is another milestone that […]
September 11th fund issues new guidelines after raising $1.52 billion
Over the last five years, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has paid more than $1.52 billion to recovery workers, residents and first responders who were impacted by the terrorist acts…
9-11 Victim Compensation Fund Pays Over $1.52 Billion to Claimants and Announces Updated Regulations and Claim Form
The Department of Justice announced today that since it reopened in 2011, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has paid over $1.52 billion to first responders, recovery workers, and residents who suffered physical harm or were killed…
Update from Special Master Birnbaum on VCF Reauthorization
Today, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum announced that the VCF had paid over 1 billion dollars in compensation to date and has so far authorized the full compensation payment to a total of 8,717 injured and ill 9/11 responders and survivors. This announcement is a sign of real progress by Special […]
Victims of 9/11 attacks, their families have received over $1 billion in federal aid in last five years
The federal government has officially paid out more than $1 billion to victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families since the Victims Compensation Fund reopened in 2011, a benchmark for the program.
Kenneth Feinberg Named to Lead Terrorism Compensation Fund
The Justice Department has appointed Kenneth R. Feinberg, the lawyer who administered compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, as special master to oversee a new fund to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
Judge Grants 9/11 Death Benefits Denied in ‘Bad Faith’
Justice Richard Velasquez said the Fire Department’s pension fund and its internal medical board “continuously failed” to heed laws giving 9/11 first responders a presumption of causation to their Ground Zero work.
First Round of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Payments Being Made
Hundreds of September 11th first responders and survivors are getting full compensation after Congress provided funding.
More than 1,000 first-responders suffering 9/11-related health woes finally receive full compensation checks
The first batch of long-overdue payments — totaling more than $233.4 million — are on the way to Sept. 11 heroes courtesy of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.