A new White House directive aims to accelerate federal permitting and unlock financial incentives for large-scale data center builds, along with related energy and manufacturing projects, according to a July 23 executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

The order expands access to federal lands and lifts key environmental review hurdles, while opening the door to grants, tax credits and loan guarantees for qualifying projects.

The executive order sharply reduces permitting friction for megaprojects valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Those kinds of builds have largely buoyed overall construction momentum this year.

The move comes as data center builds surge nationwide, even as contractors contend with issues around power and total project costs.

To ease the strain, the Trump administration aims to accelerate approvals for large-scale facilities such as data centers and related energy and manufacturing projects. The order directs agencies to expand categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act and develop permitting efficiencies under laws such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Visit Construction Dive for Full Article.