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9/11 Zadroga Fund Has Been Reopened for Applicants

Posted on Oct 03, 2011

The newly opened September 11^th Victim Compensation fund is set to once again take applications. The fund was started to help workers who become sick after they put in time working at Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks. The fund is opened to workers, residents, and others who were involved in rescue and clean up efforts.

The new allocation of $2.8 billion was prompted by the new federal law that reopened the fund, including consideration for those who had their applications denied the first time around. The $2.8 billion fund was established as a compensation fund and another $1.5 billion was set up for medical monitoring and treatment of workers who developed various illnesses stemming from Ground Zero's environment.

The applications are being accepted online at some point in the near future and the deadline to apply for compensation and help is October 3, 2013, or within a two year time frame from when the individual learns of their injury or illness diagnosis. The Zadroga program will run for a total of six years. The special master of the fund announced that the newly established website will not be able to process applications just yet but those who are in need of assistance will be able to get help figuring out what information will be necessary to file a claim.

Initially, Congress set up the fund with $6 billion going to families of the terrorist attack victims and $1 billion going to the injured workers at Ground Zero. Congress then passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in 2010 to ensure that help would be available for other people involved in the attacks and their aftermath.