Overview
- The funding will be available to all 50 states, with priority on securing the 104 World Cup matches scheduled in U.S. stadiums, and application guidance is forthcoming.
- DHS will finance the program using money provided by July’s One Big Beautiful Bill, complementing about $625 million in separate host‑city security reimbursements.
- Officials envision local departments using handheld systems to detect drones, then disabling them via jamming technology or directing them to return to their launch points.
- Only DHS and DOJ can neutralize drones under current law, and the administration is preparing a DOJ contingency to grant temporary local authority if Congress does not act.
- Federal, state, and international partners are coordinating with FIFA and co-hosts Canada and Mexico as security leaders cite threats from terrorism, smuggling, espionage, and careless operators.