The administration will continue to hold the responsible parties accountable for repairing the damage, and repaying Americans who've suffered a financial loss as a result of the BP oil spill.
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Claims Process for Individuals and Businesses
The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) under the administration of Mr. Kenneth Feinberg is an independent claims process that has been established to address individual and business claims. All current individual and business claims have been transferred from BP to the Gulf Coast Claims Fund. Claims previously filed with the BP Claims Process have been transitioned to the new GCCF Claims Facility for review, evaluation and determination; however, claimants will be required to file new forms with the GCCF to receive payments. Claimants requesting an Emergency Advance Payment or receiving an Emergency Advance Payment will not be asked or required to sign a release or waive any rights to assert additional claims, to file an individual legal action, or to participate in other legal actions associated with the spill.
Who is Eligible?
You may be eligible for claims from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility if you have:
- Property damaged by the oil spill or the cleanup efforts (example: damage to a boat)
- Loss of income/earning capacity (example: Lost your job or had your hours cut because of the spill — fishermen, workers in seafood industry, workers in hotels or restaurants)
- Net loss of profits or earnings from a business you own (example: boat owners, hotel owners, restaurant owners)
- Subsistence loss (example: can no longer catch fish to feed your family)
- Removal and Clean up costs for your own property (example: costs related to cleaning oil from a dock you own)
- Physical injury or death (injury to the body proximately caused by the Spill or the explosion and fire associated with the Deepwater Horizon incident, or by the cleanup of the Spill)
If you aren’t sure if you are eligible, you should contact the Gulf Coast Claims Facility for more information:
Call the toll-free helpline at 1-800-916-4893
Visit http://www.GulfCoastClaimsFacility.com/
Full Details
- Gulf Coast Claims Facility Protocol for Emergency Advance Payments, August 23, 2010 (PDF, 9 pages - 97 KB)
- Gulf Coast Claims Facility FAQs (PDF, 28 pages - 141 KB)
- Claimant Bill of Rights (PDF, 1 page - 184 KB)
How to Submit a Claim
If you think you might be eligible to file a claim, obtain and submit a Claim Form and supporting documentation in any one of the following ways:
- Website:
http://www.GulfCoastClaimsFacility.com/ - Visit one of the GCCF Claims Site Offices
A list of GCCF claims site offices is available at the bottom of this page and also at http://www.GulfCoastClaimsFacility.com/ - Toll-Free Helpline
1-800-916-4893 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) - Email
Questions or submit claim forms to info@gccf-claims.com. - Fax Claims Forms to:
1-866-682-1772 - By Overnight, Certified or Registered Mail to:
Gulf Coast Claims Facility
Kenneth R. Feinberg
Administrator 5151 Blazer Pkwy
Suite A Dublin, OH 43017 - By Regular Mail to:
Gulf Coast Claims Facility
Kenneth R. Feinberg, Administrator
P.O. Box 9658
Dublin, OH 43017-4958
How to Check on Existing Claims
To check on the status of a claim, or if you have not heard from a claim adjuster, call between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. EDT, seven days a week. Be prepared to provide your name, address, and claim number.
- Gulf Coast Claims Facility: 1-800 916-4893
- Multilingual Telephone Line: 1-800 916-4893
- TTY Telephone Line: 1-866 682-1758
- Web site: http://www.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com/
- Email inquiries info@gccf-claims.com
Federal Disaster Assistance Information
Individuals and businesses looking for information on how to obtain federal assistance for dealing with the impacts of the current oil spill should visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov. Before applying for federal assistance, individuals should first make a claim with BP.
www.DisasterAssistance.gov includes information on the types of federal assistance that individuals and businesses can apply for such as nutrition programs, business disaster loans, temporary assistance for needy families and unemployment insurance.
Click on the oil spill box at the top of the DisasterAssistance.gov homepage to take you to a page information specific to this type of incident.
- Letter to House and Senate Leadership from Secretary of Homeland Security and National Incident Commander (PDF - 2 pages, 398 KB)
U.S. Coast Guard National Pollution Fund Center (NPFC) Claims
The NPFC administers the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which is governed by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Before filing a claim with NPFC, individuals, businesses, and local governments must first file a claim with BP as a Responsible Party. If BP denies the claim or the claim goes unsettled for 90 days, claimants may then apply to the NPFC.
How to file a Claim with the NPFC
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Information
The U.S. Small Business Administration may be able to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) - working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster.
Find out more about assistance from the SBA
GCCF Claims Office Locations
Alabama
Foley, Ala. (Orange Beach/Gulf Shores/Bone Secour)
1506 North McKenzie Street (HWY 59)
Suite 104
Foley, Ala. 36535
Bayou LaBatre
N. Wintzell Avenue
Bayou La Batre, Ala. 36509
Gulf Shores / Orange Beach, Ala. (Baldwin County)
Scott Lewis, Manager
24039 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Suite 1
Orange Beach, Ala. 36561
Florida
Pensacola, Fla. (Escambia County)
3960 Navy Blvd.
Suite 16-17
Pensacola, Fla. 32507
Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Santa Rosa County)
5668 Gulf Breeze Pkwy
Unit B-9
Gulf Breeze, Fla. 32563
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. (Okaloosa County)
348 SW Miracle Strip Pkwy.
Suite 13
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 32548
Crawfordville, Fla. (Wakulla County)
3010 Crawfordville Hwy.
Suite A&B
Crawfordville, Fla. 32327
Apalachicola, Fla. (Franklin County)
Brion Gregore, Manager
194 14th Street
Suite 105
Apalachicola, Fla. 32320
Port St. Joe, Fla. (Gulf County)
Charles Mayo, Manager
106 Trade Circle
Suite A
Port St. Joe, Fla. 32456
Panama City, Fla. (Bay County)
Curtis Wittich, Manager
7938 Front Beach Rd.
Panama City Beach, Fla. 32408
Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. (Walton County)
Gordon Porter, Manager
5008 US Hwy 98W
Unit 6&7
Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. 32459
Louisiana
New Orleans, La.
4375 Michoud Blvd.
New Orleans, La. 70129
Venice - Opened 5/8/10
41093 Hwy La. 23
Boothville, La. 70038
Saint Bernard - Opened 5/7/10
1345 Bayou Rd.
Saint Bernard La. 70085
Pointe a la Hatch
1553 Hwy 15
(Council District #1 Office)
Pointe-A-LA-Hatch, La. 70040
Gretna/Belle Chasse
2766 Belle Chasse Hwy.
Belle Chasse, La. 70037
Grand Isle
3811 LA1 (Community Center)
Grand Isle, La. 70358
Houma, La. (Terrebonne Parish)
Julius Herbert, Manager
Plaza Caillou Shopping Center
814 Grand Caillou Rd
Suite 2 & 3
Houma, La. 70363
Cut Off, La. (Lafouche Parish)
Carlo Pedalino, Manager
Tarpon Heights Shopping Center
Unit 2
16263 E. Main Street
Cut Off, La. 70345
BP Claims and Community Outreach Center
St. Tammany Parish
2040 Gause Blvd., Suite 10
Slidell, La. 70461
Mississippi
Biloxi
920 Cedar Lake Rd.
Suite K
Biloxi, Miss. 39532
Pascagoula, Miss.
5912 Old Mobile Hwy.
Suite. 3
Pascagoula, Miss. 39563
Bay St. Louis, Miss. (Hancock County)
Scott Niolet, Manager
1171 Hwy 90
Bay St. Louis, Miss. 39520
Texas
Galveston, TX
2001 Post Office Street
Unit #2
Galveston, TX 77553
Claims Fact Sheets
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funding Fact Sheet for Individuals and Businesses (PDF - 4 pages, 189 KB)
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funding Fact Sheet for Non-profit and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) (PDF - 4 pages, 76 KB)
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funding Fact Sheet for State and Local Governments (PDF - 4 pages, 42 KB)