Not more than 5 percent of a grant may go to administering it
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Not more than 5 percent of a grant may go to administering it
The document says “can”Who acts: Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (5) under ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', may be used by the recipient for expenses directly related to administration of the grant.”
Section 302(a). For the first five grant allocations in the federal assistance account, a recipient may spend at most 5 percent of the grant on the cost of administering it. The subsection applies notwithstanding section 2008(a)(12) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Subsection (b) extends the same authority to a state recipient administering a nonprofit security grant.
What the document actually says
“not more than 5 percent of the amount of a grant made available in paragraphs (1) through (5) under ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Federal Assistance'', may be used by the recipient for expenses directly related to administration of the grant.”
That sentence, in plain words
A grant winner may spend up to 5 percent on running the grant. No more than that.
What this is about
Paperwork and staff time cost money. This caps that share. The rest must go to the work itself.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“Not more than 5 percent of a grant may go to administering it,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec302-grant-administration-cap/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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