Archive of VCF
911 Health Watch Releases “VCF Deadline Countdown Clock”
Today, 150 days before the first major deadline under the revised September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), 911 Health Watch released its VCF Deadline Countdown Clock to remind those injured by 9/11 that they may have only 150 days to register with the VCF. For Immediate Release: May 6, 2013 Contact: Benjamin Chevat (646) 634-9103 […]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Holds Forum To Help Victims File Claims
The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund held a public forum Wednesday to help victims file their claims.
9/11 Fund Sets First Payments
Fifteen first responders who worked in or around Ground Zero will be the first to receive awards from the new Sept. 11 victim-compensation fund, for total amounts ranging from $10,000 to $1.5 million, officials said Tuesday.
Statement on the Announcement of the First Awards by Special Master Sheila Birnbaum
Today’s announcement by Victims Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum of the first 15 awards under the reopened VCF is good news for the responders and survivors who were injured in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
9/11 Health Fund Pays Out Its First 15 Awards
A federal fund set up to compensate people sickened by the Sept. 11 terrorist attack made its first awards on Tuesday, to 15 first responders.
9/11 victims fund makes initial payments to sick first responders
A special fund set up by Congress to compensate people who got sick after being exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust following Sept. 11 is making its first round of payments, with the initial payouts going to a group of 15 first responders with respiratory problems.
1st ‘Zadroga’ payouts: 15 city workers get piece of $2.8B fund
Fifteen city workers who suffered health problems from working at Ground Zero will be the first to get payouts from a $2.8 billion 9/11 fund created by Congress two years ago.
Quinn: City Should Help 9/11 Volunteers Get Health Compensation
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has called on the Bloomberg administration to find ways to streamline the process of applying for compensation for those who volunteered in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks.