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National Program Guidances

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FY 2020-2021 National Program Guidances

EPA is initiating development of the FY 2020-2021 National Program Guidances.


Final FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances and Response to Comments

This section provides links to the Overview to the FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances, the Final NPM Guidances, and the Response to Comments on the draft NPM Guidances (the draft FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances were available for comment from June 28 - August 4, 2017).

EPA intends to develop FY 2019 Addendums to address any significant changes identified after the release of the final FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances. 


FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances Early Engagement Summaries

As part of developing the FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances, NPMs reached out to states and tribes from July 19 through December 1, 2016, to solicit input on priorities to consider in developing their FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidances. Below are the NPMs’ summaries of these engagement efforts.