The Brazilian hosts are trying to find the money to make up for poor sponsorship and ticket sales to help get Paralympians to the Rio Games and ensure services are appropriate.
In just over three weeks, Melbourne javelin thrower Madeline Hogan will compete for her third Paralympic medal.
She won bronze medals at both Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
And while she had great success on the athletics field, she also says the services away from the field were exceptional.
"In Beijing, obviously, that was a real eye-opener for me. It was my first international competition. Services at Beijing were fantastic. And again at London, they were phenomenal. For me, London was the pinnacle, in terms of what we were provided and what was there for us as athletes, and the support that we received. It will be interesting to see what Rio can do."
Ahead of the Rio de Janeiro opening ceremony on September the 7th, though, the cracks are already showing.
Organisers are now almost two weeks late in paying travel grants, totalling more than 10 million dollars, to the 166 Paralympic Committees around the world.
Australian Paralympic Committee chief executive Lynne Anderson says the hope is the money will be paid by the end of this month.
But she says, either way, it will not affect Australian athletes getting to the Games.
"Look, I think it's important for all of us, because we clearly plan our budgets for it over time. But in terms of getting our team there, our team is basically there already. The accommodation, flights, freight, et cetera, have all been booked. Some of the teams are already on the way, en route at various staging camps, so, for us, it's quite good. For some of the smaller countries, it's obviously a real worry, and they're the ones that I think everyone is concerned about."
About one-third of the participating countries say, without the grants, they will not be able to send their athletes to Brazil.
Lynne Anderson says that would be a dreadful outcome but she is confident it will not happen.
"One of the pillars that the International Paralympic Committee is very strong on is what they call 'universality,' where they try to have as many countries as possible competing. So, look, that would be really drastic, and I'm certain that all stops will be pulled out* to make sure that doesn't happen."
In Rio, crisis talks are underway.
So is a challenge to a legal ruling blocking organisers from using public money.
A judge ruled late last week the federal government and the city of Rio de Janeiro could not provide the 110 million dollars required.
Mario Andrada is the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games spokesman.
"The most urgent issue that we need to solve, as you kindly pointed out, is the travel grant, because a lot of Paralympic NOCs** need this money to fly their athletes in. So, first priority, even before the appeal, we are working to determine how much money is needed for the travel grant and how soon can we offer this to the Paralympic NOCs."
Mr Andrada says intelligent cuts will have to be made, because of a shortfall in revenue expected from sponsorship and ticket sales.
So far, only 12 per cent of the 2.5 million tickets available have been sold.
It is understood organisers are considering reducing official transport for media and athletes, the number of paid staff and volunteers, and food availability.
Madeline Hogan, the javelin thrower, says, while food, accommodation and transport are essential for the Games to run smoothly, she is staying focused on how she performs.
"Every now and then, I think about the services and the support we'll receive when we're over there, but, at the end of the day, as an athlete, I can't let that cloud what I do in the gym and on the track. I know that, when we get over there, as the majority of Australian athletes will tell you, it's really business. As soon as we're there on the ground, it's about doing what we can do and competing to the best of our ability. So, at the end of the day, if there's a javelin and some green grass, you know, I'm going to leave it out there on the field."
