FIFA will propose a $6.35 billion fund for soccer development between 2027 and 2030, including an increased allocation of $25 million for each national association, according to a document reviewed by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The world soccer governing body said the proposal aims to use the financial success of the latest World Cup to boost investment in football development across its 211 member associations, confederations and other stakeholders.
Under the previous plan, each national association was set to receive $10 million over the four-year period.
The document, dated Oct 14, said FIFA had proposed distributing more than $3.5 billion from its financial reserves, citing the unprecedented commercial success of its 48-team World Cup.
The proposal comes as European soccer leaders seek a candidate to challenge FIFA President Gianni Infantino, whose controversial plan for private investment in the World Cup was scrapped within days of its announcement in July, prompting action from UEFA.
Infantino, who took over as FIFA president in 2016, is seeking re-election next year.
The document said the financial plan would be finalised by the FIFA Council in December 2026, subject to final approval at the 77th FIFA Congress in March 2027.
FIFA also proposed allocating $99 million to each of the six continental confederations.
"If accepted, the proposal will more than double the level of planned distribution funding for the 2027-2030 period, with a specific focus on investment and development of women's and youth football," FIFA said.
In August, UEFA announced that it was preparing a criminal complaint against Infantino in Switzerland over possible financial mismanagement in the World Cup sell-off deal. It has also asked courts in the United States to authorise the discovery of evidence.
UEFA's 55 member associations account for more than a quarter of FIFA's 211 member federations eligible to vote in the presidential election scheduled for March 18 in Rabat, Morocco.