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Assistance Program Under the 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001
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Get StartedUSFA Assistance Program under the 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001

For full details, eligibility requirements and application guidelines, go to the Assistance Program Under the 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001 homepage »

Eligibiity
Eligible claimants are those emergency relief personnel who have been permanently physically disabled in the line of duty and, in the case of emergency relief personnel killed in the line of duty, their personal representatives. Only one application for assistance may be submitted for each emergency relief personnel killed or permanently physically disabled in the line of duty. To be eligible for assistance under the Heroes Stamp Act, each applicant is required to file an application which will be provided by FEMA upon request and consistent with the regulations.

Application Deadline: CLOSED

Sponsor:
United States Fire Administration (USFA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

What is it?
The 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001 directed the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal stamp and distribute the proceeds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the families of emergency relief personnel killed or permanently disabled while serving in the line of duty in connection with the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.

The 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001, Public Law 107-67, sec. 652, 115 Stat. 514 (Nov. 12, 2001) (Heroes Stamp Act), directed the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue a semipostal stamp and distribute the proceeds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the families of emergency relief personnel killed or permanently physically disabled while serving in the line of duty in connection with the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.

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