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# Rethinking Local Infrastructure Finance: UMD Smith Study Proposes New Model to Unlock Trillions in Institutional Capital

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## Overview

COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new paper from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business argues that America's infrastructure shortfall—estimated at $3.7 trillion over the next decade—is not primarily a funding problem, but a structural design...

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