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.

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The State of Infrastructure: Governors 2026 Priorities 

The State of Infrastructure: Governors 2026 Priorities 

Infrastructure forms the invisible backbone of modern civilization, enabling everything from the water that flows through our taps to the electricity powering our devices, the roads connecting our communities, and ...
Red Tape and Rising Demand: Governors Talk Energy

Red Tape and Rising Demand: Governors Talk Energy

At the 2026 Winter Meeting, Politico reporter Josh Siegel moderated a discussion with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and ...
Utilizing Existing Right-of-Way to Deploy Transmission and other Linear Infrastructure

Utilizing Existing Right-of-Way to Deploy Transmission and other Linear Infrastructure

On November 4, 2025, the National Governors Association (NGA) convened a roundtable to discuss key issues and solutions associated with utilizing transportation right-of-way (ROW) for energy transmission, fiberoptics, and other linear infrastructure projects. The convening was held in partnership with, and funded by, the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...
Governors Lead the Charge On Building America’s Infrastructure

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 growth, and 2025 was no exception. This year, states and ...
Fall 2025 Governors’ Infrastructure Coordinators Workshop

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 brought together over 30 Governors’ infrastructure coordinators and advisors from ...
Telecom Infrastructure Vandalism and Public Safety Impacts

Telecom Infrastructure Vandalism and Public Safety Impacts

Vandalism of telecommunications networks is a growing problem, driven by theft of copper and fiber optic cables for scrap metal. More than 800 incidents are reported each month. That’s 27 ...

Infrastructure 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

Testimony – Highway and Transit Needs

Good morning. Chairman Petri, Ranking Member Lipinski, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today as Chairman of the National Governors Association to discuss ...
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