Federal grants for World Cup security
By September 26, 2026 the host states had drawn $7.6 million, 1.2%, of the $625.0 million FEMA awarded them for security and other costs of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and 6 of the 9 had drawn nothing, though every grant’s period of performance ended on August 31, 2026. Congress set aside $625,000,000 for it, and FEMA awarded all of it, one grant to each host state; Texas received the most, $116,260,492.
The program
- $7.6 million
- Paid out so far
- $7,585,649
- 1.2% of the awards, as of September 26, 2026.
- 6 of 9
- States that had drawn nothing
- $625.0 million
- Set aside by Congress and awarded by FEMA
- $625,000,000
- P.L. 119-21, section 90005(a)(1)(B); 9 grants.
Every grant, by amount
Each grant’s period of performance runs from July 4, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The recipient is the state agency FEMA awarded it to.
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| Rank | State | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $116.3 million$116,260,492 |
| 2 | California | $109.1 million$109,125,390 |
| 3 | Florida | $73.7 million$73,698,993 |
| 4 | Georgia | $73.4 million$73,390,940 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $66.2 million$66,205,076 |
| 6 | Missouri | $59.5 million$59,522,190 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $48.5 million$48,490,887 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $46.1 million$46,053,187 |
| 9 | Washington | $32.3 million$32,252,845 |
The law: Public Law 119-21, section 90005(a)(1)(B), as the Government Publishing Office publishes it. The sports hub: Sports. How the figures are made: the method.
Sources
- FEMA's FIFA World Cup Grant Program — every award under assistance listing 97.160 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 26, 2026
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