First responders and others who got sick as a result of their service at ground zero following the September 11 terrorist attacks will get a second chance at getting financial help.

The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was back in business Monday, with nearly 200 claimants coming forward in the first day, according to Newsday. For those unable to take advantage of the first round of funding, the newly replenished fund represents an opportunity for recompense. The original fund operated until 2004 and covered mainly those who died or were injured in the attacks.

This round will begin to address people injured or sickened by working at ground zero following the attacks. Up to 50,000 responders, workers, and some residents could be eligible for the fund, according to a January New York Times. Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which provides funding for the program, in January.

“We don’t leave our dead on the battlefield,” Uniformed Fire Officers Association President Al Hagen told the Times, “and we certainly shouldn’t leave our injured and ill in hospital beds with no funding.”

Unfortunately, some will likely still end up hospitalized without funding. The fund allocates $2.8 billion to compensation and $1.5 billion to medical expenses, according to the Associated Press. Although a long list of physical ailments and some psychological treatment will be covered, cancer isn’t on that list because the scientific evidence linking it to ground zero exposure is too tenuous.

“I feel the sorriest for the people that are still alive suffering from cancer and they get no benefit,” David McCormick, the father of a volunteer firefighter who died at age 34 of Hodgkin's disease, told the Express-Times. “The important thing is the people that are still alive and need our help now, get the help they need.”

For those whose ailments are eligible, there could still be difficulties. They will have to prove that they were in the blast area ten years ago and that they were damaged by being there. Proof can include housing records, rescue and recovery area admittance badges, and employment records or affidavits from witnesses, according to an October New York Times article.

“There is a list of documents that people are going to need that are listed on the website, so people can start putting materials together that they’re going to need in order to attach to their applications,” Special Master of the fund Sheila Birnbaum told the Times.