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RETAIN federal grant winding down; department says program will not continue in base budget absent Legislature funding
Summary
Department officials told the Appropriations Committee that the federally funded RETAIN program — a medically focused effort to help injured workers return to work — has been spent down and will cease as a department‑administered, federally funded program in FY26 unless the Legislature opts to provide state funds.
Department of Labor officials told the House Appropriations Committee the RETAIN federal grant that supported medically focused return‑to‑work services is being spent down in FY26 and will not appear as ongoing federal spending authority in the department’s base budget unless the Legislature provides state appropriations to continue it.
Harrington described RETAIN as a high‑cost but effective program that contracted with partners — including Dartmouth‑Hitchcock and…
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