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Welcome

This website has been set up to support making the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) as fair, transparent, and easy to navigate as possible. On it, you will be able to do the following:

File a claim with the VCF;
Obtain a list of the kinds of documents and information that we will need in order to process your claim, so that you can begin collecting any necessary materials; and
Review newly updated Frequently Asked Questions.

To easily search the site based on a keyword, go to the page you want to search and type "Ctrl + F" on your computer. A search bar will open in your browser either at the top or bottom of the page. Enter the search word in the "Find" box and each instance of the word, if found on the page, will be highlighted. You can scroll down the page to see all of the highlighted entries or click on "Next" or "Previous" in the search bar.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CLAIM FILING DEADLINES

CLAIM FILING DEADLINES

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

HOW TO FILE A CLAIM

22 MAY	New FAQs posted: 2.31 Employer and third party information to demonstrate "Presence at Site"; 6.35 Effect of workers' compensation benefits and other payments on VCF awards Updated Eligibility and Compensation Claim Form Instructions
14 MAY	Important information on claim filing deadlines Updated FAQ posted: 1.6 Differences between VCF and WTCHP New Fillable PDF files posted: Certification for Compensation Form
8 MAY	Updated FAQ posted: 2.13 Participation in the VCF with a prior lawsuit Updated the Eligibility Claim Form Instructions and Document Checklists
1 MAY	Free legal clinic scheduled for June 11, 2013. Click here for details.

City Bar Justice Center offers additional free legal clinics to assist individuals in filing a claim

Sheila Birnbaum, a life-long New Yorker, has decades of experience resolving complicated litigation. She gained recognition for her work mediating a settlement of $500 million for 92 families of victims of the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE SPECIAL MASTER

|08-APR-2013| Update on the VCF Program

|29-JAN-2013| Special Notice announcing award decisions to eligible claimants

|15-OCT-2012| Special Notice announcing certain types of cancer added to the list of WTC-Related Health Conditions

SPECIAL NOTICE

Updated Claim Forms Available for Cancer Claimants

December 13th, 2012

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has updated the Personal Injury and Deceased Individual claim forms to include the types of cancer that NIOSH has added to the list of WTC-Related Health Conditions. The updated forms are now available online through the Claims Management System.

You will find the eligible types of cancer listed in Part III of the claim form. Please see FAQ 3.21 for details on how to add cancer to your existing claim.

Paper forms are available by request through our Helpline and watermarked sample forms are available on www.vcf.gov. Please check our Cancer-Related FAQs for all frequently asked questions related to filing a claim for cancer.

For detailed instructions on how to complete your claim form, please see the Personal Injury or Deceased Individual claim form instructions.

The Special Master periodically posts VCF program statistics. Click here for more information.

ANNUAL REPORT

On October 3, 2012, the Special Master made available the First Annual Status Report of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

LISTING OF CLAIMANTS

As directed by the regulations, the listing of claimants includes the names of those who have filed a death claim along with the deceased individuals name.

Notice: The Fund will closely monitor any fraudulent activity including the submission of fraudulent claims and unauthorized use of www.vcf.gov. The Fund will report fraudulent conduct to federal law enforcement agencies and violators may be subject to criminal, civil or administrative penalties. If you wish to report information concerning suspected fraud concerning The Fund, please contact the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, at the following address:

DOJOIG.FraudComplaints@usdoj.gov.

The security of all personally identifiable information is of paramount importance to everyone within the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. We implement various measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personally identifiable information. Such measures include access controls designed to limit access to personally identifiable information to the extent necessary to accomplish our mission. We also employ various security technologies to protect personally identifiable information stored on our systems. We test our security measures periodically to ensure that they remain operational.