World Cup games at risk after DHS delays in delivering federal grants
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Seven FIFA World Cup games that were set to be held in Massachusetts are in question after a delay in federal funding left a small town fearful it might be stuck paying millions in security costs.
Seven FIFA World Cup games that were set to be held in Massachusetts are in question after a delay in federal funding left a small town fearful it might be stuck paying millions in security costs.
The seven games are set to be played at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, one of 11 U.S. cities that are hosting World Cup games this summer. But the town, which is in metropolitan Boston, has to approve licenses for the games to be held. Its Select Board is reluctant to do that after funds the U.S. government promised to help guarantee security were delayed.
More than $600 million was aside in federal grant money in last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” budget to assist the cities hosting the World Cup. The funds were supposed to be distributed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency by Jan. 30, according to the agency’s website.
But the cities have yet to receive the money.
FEMA said in a statement it shared with NBC News that it was in the final stages of awarding the grants when its funding lapsed last month.
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