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Victim compensation

Office for Victims of Crime: Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP)

OVC manages AEAP, which offers five funding streams to provide timely relief to communities affected by domestic terrorism and criminal mass violence for immediate and ongoing victim assistance services in the form of grants. Qualifying applicants include state victim assistance and compensation programs; public agencies; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; and more.

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

The Fund provides compensation to individuals (or a personal representative of a deceased individual) who were present at one of the three crash sites and who have since been diagnosed with a 9/11-related physical illness, as well as those who worked or volunteered in construction, clean-up, and debris removal; or who lived, worked, visited, or went to school in the NYC exposure zone.