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Federal earmark for statewide recovery coaching cut from continuing resolution, state says
Summary
Committee heard that a $1,060,000 congressionally directed spending request to expand recovery coaching in Vermont correctional facilities was not included in the federal continuing resolution; state staff said opioid-settlement funds currently support the work through FY2026 but future funding is uncertain.
The Senate Institutions Committee heard Thursday that a $1,060,000 congressionally directed spending (CDS) request to expand peer recovery coaching across Vermont correctional facilities was not included in the federal continuing resolution.
Isaac, policy director, told the committee the CDS request for about $1.88 million had been endorsed by U.S. Sen. Peter Welch’s office but "that CDS along with all other CDSs was not included in the federal continuing resolution." He said the missing CDS means the specific federal earmark will not arrive…
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