NGA Center for Best Practices
NGA Center for Best Practices teams develop innovative solutions to today’s most pressing public policy challenges. The NGA Center is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation’s Governors.
Latest
Governors Prioritize Public Safety and Homeland Security
Governors play a critical role in maintaining the nation’s homeland security and are responsible for protecting people, property and businesses within their respective states and territories. This year, Governors and ...
A Home for Every Child – Administration for Children and Families Child Welfare Spotlight
On December 17th, 2025, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted a conversation with the Human Services Policy Advisors network to connect on child welfare policy issues and spotlighted the Administration ...
Governors’ Health Priorities in 2025
Through emergency response, behavioral health investments, maternal health protections, nutrition innovations, rural health transformation, and workforce development, Governors have demonstrated that effective governance requires evidence-based policymaking, cross-agency coordination, and sustained ...
Reigniting the American Dream
Every American should have the opportunity to build a life of purpose, to strengthen their community, and to help shape a nation defined not only by prosperity, but by potential realized. Yet across our very diverse states, too many people have lost faith in this opportunity. They’ve faced too many obstacles, encountered too many closed doors, and given up the hope of a brighter future. We can do better.
Reigniting the American Dream is more than an initiative. It’s an invitation for every U.S. governor to take action.
Program Areas
Center for Best Practices Library
Governors Prioritize Public Safety and Homeland Security
Governors play a critical role in maintaining the nation’s homeland security and are responsible for protecting people, property and businesses ...
Governors’ Health Priorities in 2025
Through emergency response, behavioral health investments, maternal health protections, nutrition innovations, rural health transformation, and workforce development, Governors have demonstrated ...
Energy Security Training
Secure and resilient energy infrastructure is essential for the safety, stability, and economic vitality of every state. Modern life depends ...
Governors’ Workforce Development Efforts in 2025
Throughout 2025, Governors across the nation demonstrated extraordinary leadership in transforming workforce development systems to meet the evolving needs of ...
2025 In Education
Education is one of the largest elements of Governors’ budgets, and as an organization dedicated to supporting Governors’ work, it ...
Governors Lead the Charge On Building America’s Infrastructure
Governors from across the country have long recognized the importance of infrastructure as a foundation of community well-being and economic ...
2025 Health and Human Services Policy Advisors Institute
October 28-29, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) brought together Governors’ health and human services policy ...
Family, Friends, Gratitude and Pie
Thanksgiving often ranks among the most popular national and religious events for Americans, with gratitude for family and friends a ...
EV Workforce Collaborative Resource Hub
The National Governors Association and the National League of Cities partnered to launch the State and Local Collaborative to Support an ...
Fall 2025 Governors’ Infrastructure Coordinators Workshop
The National Governors Association (NGA) held its Fall 2025 Governors’ Infrastructure Coordinators Workshop November 4-6, in Washington, D.C. This meeting ...
NGA Convenes State Leaders in Utah to Advance Service-to-Career Pathways
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center), in partnership with the Schultz Family Foundation and Annie E ...
Supporting Workforce Pell Implementation: A Readiness Academy Open to All States and Territories
The recent expansion of federal Pell Grant eligibility to include high-quality, short-term workforce programs represents a significant opportunity for states ...
PAST NGA CHAIRS INITIATIVES
- 2024-2025
Gov. Jared Polis’s Initiative
Let’s Get Ready! - 2023-2024
Gov. Spencer Cox’s Initiative
Disagree Better - 2022-2023
Gov. Phil Murphy’s Initiative
Strengthening Youth Mental Health - View all…