Advisory Services Policy Brief: Build America, Buy America Act

Advisory Services Policy Briefs is a series from our management consultants that summarize and analyze infrastructure policy, starting with deep dives into the Infrastructure Bill, describing funding opportunities by project type and discussing what the law means for infrastructure policy moving forward. All IIJA and Federal Infrastructure Policy and Funding Resources

Build America, Buy America Act

The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act states that no funds made available for a federal financial assistance program (e.g., grants, loans) for infrastructure may be obligated unless all the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States. This fact sheet provides a simple overview of the BABA Act and how it may relate to current or future water infrastructure projects.*

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