Overview

• Funding is open to all 50 states and is targeted to protect the 104 World Cup matches scheduled in U.S. stadiums.
• Officials envision local police using handheld tools to detect drones and either jam signals or command aircraft to return to launch points.
• The program draws on DHS resources provided by the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill, separate from a $625 million DHS grant reimbursing host-city security costs.
• Only DOJ and DHS currently hold takedown authority, and the administration is evaluating temporary DOJ authorizations for state and local officials if Congress does not expand powers.
• U.S. coordination with Canada and Mexico has begun as FIFA’s security chief identifies drones as the tournament’s greatest security challenge.