May 8, 2021
May 8, 2021
Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Thursday the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work. We know that maintaining work is so important, said Gov. Beshear. When people leave Kentucky s workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental - not only to them, but to their families, employers and Kentucky s economy.
The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Phase 2 funding is the largest federal grant awarded to date to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR).
FRANKFORT, Ky.
(May 6, 2021) Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced today the state has received a $21.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to boost efforts to help newly injured and ill employees remain at or return to work.
“We know that maintaining work is so important,” said Gov. Beshear. “When people leave Kentucky’s workforce because they become sick or have an injury, it can be detrimental not only to them, but to their families, employers and Kentucky’s economy.”
The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Phase 2 funding is the largest federal grant awarded to date to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR).