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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Northeast Regional Project Delivery Workshop
On Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5, 2024, NGA held its Northeast Regional Project Delivery Workshop in Philadelphia. This convening, which was hosted in partnership with Pennsylvania Governor Josh ...
NGA Convenes Network of Governors’ Infrastructure Implementation Coordinators
Fresh off NGA’s 2024 Winter Meeting, the organization pulled together the latest in a series of workshops for Governors’ Infrastructure Implementation Coordinators. Marking two years since the first in-person meeting ...
NGA Sends Letter Outlining WRDA Priorities
The Honorable Tom CarperChairmanCommittee on the Environment and Public WorksUnited States Senate513 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Sam GravesChairmanCommittee on Transportation and InfrastructureUnited States House of Representatives1135 ...
Governors Implement: On The Road To Infrastructure In West Virginia
On Wednesday, February 28, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice assembled members of his cabinet and key state, local, and federal officials for a day-long meeting on infrastructure investment in West ...
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 ...
December 2023 Quarterly Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop
On December 12 and 13, 2023, the National Governors Association (NGA) hosted its sixth Quarterly Infrastructure Coordinator Workshop in Washington, D.C. This convening brought together Governors’ Infrastructure Coordinators and Energy ...
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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
- Thomas Curtin, Program Director
- Richard Lukas, Legislative Director
- Glenn Grimshaw, Senior Policy Analyst
- Alexis Howard, Legislative Associate
- Henry Ashley, Policy Coordinator
Initiatives
Infrastructure: Foundation For Success was the 2019-2020 Chair’s Initiative of Gov. Larry Hogan.
Infrastructure Library
Input on the 2022 Water Resources Development Act
Our members recognize the substantial benefits provided to the nation by our water resources and hope to work together to ensure passage of a new bipartisan WRDA bill in 2022 ...
Governors Commend Bipartisan $10 Billion COVID Relief Agreement, Urge Passage
Governors urge Congress to pass a bipartisan package that will give states the tools and flexibility they need to continue to fight COVID-19 and support economic recovery. WASHINGTON – Today, ...
White House Infrastructure Webinars
The White House is hosting a series of webinars for implementation stakeholders to provide an in-depth look into the programs contained within the chapters of "A Guidebook to the Bipartisan ...
Workshop on Leveraging IIJA Funds
The generational opportunity created by IIJA cannot be fully realized without the combined efforts of federal, state, and local officials working collaboratively and closely with the private sector. By Cara ...
NGA Hosts Infrastructure Implementation Workshop
In early March, the National Governors Association hosted an intimate workshop with State IIJA coordinators and AASHTO leaders, focused on implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ...
Congress Fulfills Commitments to States and Territories Under the 2022 Spending Deal
Today, National Governors Association Chairman Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas and Vice Chairman Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey released the following statement on the passage of Fiscal Year 2022 ...
Governors Start 2022 With A Focus On Electric And Alternative Fuel Vehicles And Networks
In Governors’ 2022 State of the State addresses, a common theme has been the adoption and manufacture of electric and alternative fuel vehicles and fueling/charging infrastructure as a priority area ...
Infrastructure, Energy, and Broadband
At the 2022 State of the Union, President Biden, highlighting the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which he signed into law last November, touted: “We’re done talking about ...
Letter on the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package
RE: Support for Inclusion of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act in the FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeakerUnited ...
Governors Ready to Deploy $5 Billion for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Today, the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Economic Recovery and Revitalization Task Force Co-Chairs, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, released the following statement in connection with ...
Letter Urges Congress to Protect Critical Programs by Swiftly Passing Appropriations for FY2022
If lawmakers do not agree on dedicated FY 2022 funding, many programs designed to bolster economic recovery and support critical state, territory, and local infrastructure projects will be unnecessarily delayed ...
Leveraging Historic Federal Water Infrastructure Funding to Meet Governors’ Water Priorities
With passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Governors can make a transformational investment in stormwater infrastructure and provide more assistance to overburdened communities. by Jessica Rackley and Bevin ...
