9/11 Fund Sets First Payments
Fifteen emergency responders who worked at Ground Zero will be the first to receive awards from the new Sept. 11 victim-compensation fund, for amounts ranging from $10,000 to $1.5 million, officials said Tuesday.
The fund has received fewer than 100 completed applications for money, officials said. That suggests the program may end up receiving far less than the 34,000 total claims for aid that fund officials estimated.
Read More : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323375204578271832649414730.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news