The Boston Athletic Association (BAA), organizing body of the Boston Marathon, announced Monday that it will dispatch a limited number of entries for the 2014 Boston Marathon to those who were most effected by the tragic dual bombings that killed four and injured over 260.

According to the BAA, invitations will only be awarded to those who make the case that they were most affected based on a typed 250-word appeal between “Monday, November 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. ET and Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. ET,” with the provision that they’re able to “complete a 26.2 mile marathon within 6 hours and 30 minutes, as evidenced by some demonstration of athletic achievement if requested by the B.A.A.”

Those who submit must also be 18-years of age or older.

For those for which these guidelines are applicable, though, “neither a Boston Marathon qualifying performance nor fundraising will be required.”

In a statement, BAA Executive Director Tom Grilk noted,

“The B.A.A. has created an opportunity and a process for those who were most affected by the events of last April to submit a request for entry into the 2014 Boston Marathon. Now, we are making additional entries available by request to those who were personally and profoundly impacted, and this is in addition to an allocation which we have made to The One Fund community, first responders and Boston-area hospitals which were involved.”

Back in May, BostInno reported that to be eligible the runners must have reached the halfway marathon mark in the 2013 race, would have to pay an entry fee of $325, and to have received a special code to register for the 2014 Boston Marathon. At this point, it’s still unclear of how many of those who were unable to finish last April will be allowed to participate under these new guidelines, but roughly 26,000 marathoners ran in total last year.

The 118th Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 21, 2014.