HHS Awards $81 Million for Five-Year Health Screening of World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery Workers HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the awarding of eight grants to fund an $81 million, five-year health screening program of New York City firefighters and other workers and volunteers who provided rescue, recovery, and restoration services at the World Trade Center disaster site. The grants will allow the recipients to conduct three, free, standardized clinical examinations for each eligible individual over the next five years. "Today's action will further assess the health of the brave men and women who worked day and...