Opinion: CT workforce funding approaches a cliff

CT Mirror – Thursday, February 26, 2026
By Alex Johnson, Chris DiPentima, David Griggs, and Matt Hart

Alex Johnson is President & CEO, Capital Workforce Partners; Chris DiPentima is President & CEO, Connecticut Business & Industry Association; David Griggs is President & CEO, MetroHartford Alliance; and Matt Hart is Executive Director of the Capitol Region Council of Governments.

Connecticut is weeks away from a workforce funding cliff that will be felt across the Capital Workforce Partners region and throughout the state.

On July 1, 2026, expiring federal investments, namely Career ConneCT, the Good Jobs Partnership, and H-1B workforce grants, combined with other reduced workforce funding will force a dismantling of employment and training services, adversely impacting vulnerable residents as well as the businesses and industries that rely on Workforce Development Boards and their partners to coordinate these systems.

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