America's infrastructure is facing a widening funding gap as federal support becomes less certain and project costs climb. While the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act delivered a short-term boost, municipal issuers are now grappling with inflation, higher interest rates, tariff pressures and policy uncertainty that threaten project momentum.
New research from Arizent, parent company of The Bond Buyer, captures how municipal market participants view these challenges, revealing deep concern about meeting future infrastructure needs and growing reliance on financing tools that help issuers do more with constrained resources.
In this white paper, you'll learn:
- Why municipal finance professionals are pessimistic about meeting infrastructure needs
- How inflation, interest rates and tariffs are reshaping project economics
- Where federal policy uncertainty is creating new risk for issuers
- How bond insurance can help lower borrowing costs and support market access