Information on Gulf Coast Claims Facility Fund (GCCF)

Additional information regarding the GCCF, with specific weblinks and resources dedicated to the fund handling process, is available at the GCCF’s general website.

Claimants who prefer to use a paper application may download a copy electronically using this link.

Information on the National Pollution Funds Center, Claimant’s Guide: A Compliance Guide for Submitting Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Nov. 2009) [hereinafter NPFC Claimant’s Guide] is available here.

The testimony of Kenneth R. Feinberg, Administrator, Gulf Coast Claims Facility; The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Ensuring a Financially Responsible Recovery Part II Before the Subcomm. on Fed. Fin. Mgmt. of the S. Comm. on Homeland Sec. and Gov’t Affairs, 111th Cong. 1 (2010); and Roger Parloff, BP Settlements: A Gamble for Gulf Coast Victims, Fortune, July 12, 2010, are available here.

Background on the Oil Spill and Its Effects

For an official explanation of how much oil was released and where it went, see Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil From BP Spill.