FEMA devotes $625M to World Cup public safety tools

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, plans to spend $625 million to help local and state governments boost cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, training, background checks and other public safety tasks for the 2026 international soccer tournament.

The World Cup is scheduled to take place in 11 U.S. host cities over 38 days, attract 5 million visitors from across the world while generating “tens of billions of dollars in economy activity,” according to FEMA.

Competition will also take place in Mexico and Canada, but the focus of FEMA’s FIFA World Cup Grant Program is squarely on domestic security and public safety.

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