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[May 10, 2024]: Added "Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority)"

[April 26, 2024]: Added "Salvation Army" and "New York State Department of Environmental Conservation".

[September 18, 2023]: Added "TWU Local 100" for NYCTA employees presence information.

[June 15, 2023]: Added Volunteers Who Signed in at Trinity Church to list.

[May 8, 2023]: Added NY City Department of Sanitation to list.

[April 20, 2023]: Removed entry for TWU Local 100

Email - Proof of Presence Website Updates – May 2, 2024

Email – VCF Policy Updates – May 1, 2024

Statistics as of April 30, 2024

Statistics as of March 31, 2024

Email – myVCF Update – March 29, 2024

Change Log:

March 7, 2024: added Shanksville, PA, and Pentagon site dates.

June 28, 2023: updated text with more information regarding debris removal eligibility.

July 30, 2021: Changes made to reflect updated information regarding registration deadlines.

I was very proud to step into the role of Special Master in March 2023, particularly as a native New Yorker and someone who was raised to respect and value public service. In the months since, I have been struck by many things that I hadn’t fully anticipated – chief among them the need to inform the public about the VCF and to ensure that every person who might be eligible for a VCF award is aware of the program and has the resources and support they need to register and file a claim.

This report summarizes the VCF’s 12th year of operation, and focuses on the significant changes, challenges, and achievements of 2023. With the appointment of permanent Special Master Allison Turkel in March, the VCF began a new era of leadership, continuing to focus on the needs of the 9/11 community and building the tools to support the program’s longevity. The Fund hit new milestones, awarding $12.8 billion to over 56,600 claimants since re-opening in October 2011. In addition, in 2023 the VCF decided more claims and issued more award dollars than in any previous year.

Email – Replacement Services Policy – February 1, 2024

Statistics as of January 31, 2024

Dear Claimants,

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.

New Information for Law Firms page added.

Law Firm Bulk Upload instructions and templates updated

尊敬的索赔人， 
 
关于把某些类型癌症纳入到与WTC相关健康状况清单的最终规定于2012年10月12日起生效。 
 
根据VCF的要求，如果您在2012年10月12日或之前，知道（或理应知道），身患被涵盖的癌症，您必须在2014年 10月12日之前提交您的索赔，以便让VCF进行审议。如果您在2012年10月12日后才知道患有被涵盖的癌症 ，那么，您必须在知道（或理应知道）患有被涵盖癌症之日起，两年之内，提交索赔，以便让VCF进行审议。例 如，如果您在2012年5月1日知道您患有被涵盖的癌症，您将必须在2014年10月12日前提交您的索赔。但是，如 果您在2013年1月1日知道您 患有被涵盖癌症，您将必须在2015年1月1日前提交您的索赔。 
 
已被确诊患有被涵盖癌症的个人，如果该癌症根据世界贸易中心（WTC）健康计划所制定的标准，被确定为因9/1 1袭击事件造成，同时，满足VCF的其他资格条件，就会符合资格，获VCF赔偿。有关VCF资格要求和纳入与WT C相关健康状况清单癌症类型的更多资料，请看VCF常见问题解答。 
 
此致， 
 
Sheila