Infrastructure
Infrastructure is the foundation states are built upon. It impacts everything from economic development and global competitiveness to our quality of life, safety, environment, and resiliency. Governors have taken action to enhance infrastructure, including creating new and increasing existing funding streams, advancing public-private partnerships, addressing regulatory delays, improving transparency, and promoting innovation.
NGA Infrastructure Resource Pages
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Governors Making the Grade on Infrastructure
Last week, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released their 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, showing an overall grade improvement from C- to C. The report opens with ...
Building for Tomorrow: Governors Showcase Infrastructure Investment in State of the State Addresses
Infrastructure investment continued to be a top priority for many Governors in their 2025 State of the State or Territory addresses. Governors showcased both infrastructure success stories in their jurisdictions ...
Governors Call for Energy Permitting Reform
Secretary Burgum Addresses National Governors Association Winter Meeting Washington, DC – National Governors Association (NGA) Vice Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined Governors from states ...
Governors’ Infrastructure Coordinators Meet in Washington D.C. for Eighth Workshop
On September 25th to 26th 2024, the National Governors Association hosted Infrastructure Coordinators in Washington, D.C. for a two-day workshop. This meeting marked the eighth Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop held since ...
States Capitalize on Federal Infrastructure Investments to Expand Workforce Development
Since 2021, a wave of federal infrastructure investments has provided states with historic levels of funding for economic development and industrial growth. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), CHIPS ...
State Resource Center: Innovative Infrastructure Funding, Financing and Delivery
Governors across the country are exploring the use of alternative infrastructure delivery models and innovative funding and financing approaches to deploy a wide range of infrastructure projects in their states ...
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IIJA Implementation Resources
As Governors lead on implementing the historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the National Governors Association will be continuing to provide timely and actionable resources, create opportunities for Governors and their staff to convene and collaborate, and maintain relationships with critical federal, state, local, and private sector stakeholders.
Principles for National Infrastructure Investment
Infrastructure is the foundation states are built upon. It impacts everything from economic development and global competitiveness, to our quality of life, safety, environment and resiliency. Governors have taken action to enhance infrastructure, including creating new and increasing existing funding streams, advancing public private partnerships, addressing regulatory delays, improving transparency and promoting innovation.
Meet the Team
- Glenn Grimshaw, Program Director
- Richard Lukas, Legislative Director
- Alexis Howard, Legislative Associate
- Alex Sherwood, Policy Coordinator
Initiatives
Infrastructure: Foundation For Success was the 2019-2020 Chair’s Initiative of Gov. Larry Hogan.
Infrastructure Library
NGA/U.S. DOT Webinar on the Build America Bureau’s New Rural Projects Initiative
The webinar, hosted in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), introduced the U.S. DOT’s Build America Bureau and shared how states can finance transportation projects through the new ...
State Level Policies to Promote Water Utility Consolidation
The majority of the 50,000 water systems in the U.S. are small systems that serve less than 3,000 people (81.3% systems serve less than 3,300 people). Small water systems that ...
Water Infrastructure Law A Victory for Governors
Ports, Waterways and Clean, Safe Drinking Water Bolstered “The National Governors Association (NGA) applauds the signing of S. 3021, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. The new law provides much ...
NGA Helping Governors Catch Up to the Speed of 21st Century Transportation
WASHINGTON -- The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) is launching a Transportation Learning Network to directly engage governors and their staff in exploring new approaches and ...
Governors Praise Completion of Long-Term FAA Reauthorization and Disaster Relief
The Executive Director and CEO of the National Governors Association (NGA), Scott Pattison, released the following statement regarding H.R. 302, the Federal Aviation Agency Reauthorization Act of 2018. The National ...
Proposed FCC Rule on Small Cell Deployment
Letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from the National Governors Association and the National Conference of State Legislatures regarding preemption of state authority in the Commission’s proposed Declaratory Ruling ...
Urging Action on Critical Programs Set to Expire
Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging action on critical programs set ...
The Proposed SAFE Vehicles Rule – Comment Period Extension Request
Letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from the National Governors Association, Environmental Council of the States, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies and ...
STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment
Letter to Senators John Thune and Bill Nelson from the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United States Conference of ...
NGA Selects States for New Smarter States, Smarter Communities Learning Lab
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) has selected Colorado, New Jersey, Nevada, North Dakota and Virginia to participate in the NGA Center for Best Practices’ Smarter States, Smarter Communities Learning Lab ...
NGA Releases Roadmaps for Governors on Transportation and Energy Innovation
SANTA FE—The National Governors Association (NGA) released two new policy roadmaps at the 2018 NGA Summer Meeting in Santa Fe, NM, as the culmination of Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval’s NGA ...
Governors Staying Ahead of the Transportation Innovation Curve
The United States is experiencing a transportation technology revolution that is moving us toward a future that is increasingly autonomous, connected, electric and shared. The revolution promises many benefits but ...
