MEDIA ADVISORY: 2024 Governor's Inclusive Employer Award Presentation

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MEDIA ADVISORY:

For Immediate Release: October 28, 2024

Media Contacts

OOD: Kim Jump: 614-623-2209

Giant Eagle: Dan Donovan: 412-976-4551

(COLUMBUS, OH)—Kevin L. Miller, Director of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), will present the 2024 Governor’s Inclusive Employer Award to Giant Eagle, Inc., recognizing their commitment to the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace. Moments after taking the oath of office, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2019-03D, which established Ohio as a Disability Inclusion State and a Model Employer of Individuals with Disabilities. Additionally, H.B. 110, which went into effect in 2021, included presenting an award during October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) to employers who meet the criteria for having a workplace inclusive of individuals with disabilities.

EVENT: Remarks and announcement at Giant Eagle

WHO: Kelly McCormick, Vice President of Inclusion and Talent Outreach and Engagement at Giant Eagle

Pat Scullin, Vice President of Regional Operations at Giant Eagle

Kevin L. Miller, Director of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

WHERE: Legacy Village Giant Eagle

25105 Cedar Road

Lyndhurst, OH 44124

WHEN: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

2:30 p.m.

NOTE: Representation from the Giant Eagle Media Relations team will meet media at the entrance of the store and escort them to the in-store café.

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For purposes of the Works 4 Me program, OOD received 100% of its funding through the DOE Disability Innovation Fund grant. In FFY 2024, OOD received $716,175 for this program.

For purposes of the Supported Employment (SE) Program, the DOE SE grant funded 90% of the costs for the Supported Employment for Youth with a Disability Program up to the grant amount and 100% of the costs of regular Supported Employment program costs up to the grant amount. In FFY 2024, OOD received $593,853 for SE Youth with a Disability, and State appropriated funds paid the remaining 10%, or $65,984 of the total costs. In FFY 2024, OOD received $593,853 in regular SE grant funds.

For purposes of the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB) Program, the federal grant received from DOE in FFY 2024 paid 90% of the total costs incurred under the program. In FFY 2024, OOD received $1,166,389 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid the 10% required match, or $129,599 of the total costs incurred under the OIB program. For purposes of the Independent Living (IL) Program, the federal grant received from HHS paid 90% of the total costs incurred in FFY 2024. In FFY 2024, OOD received $646,297 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid the 10% required match, or $71,811 of the total costs incurred under the IL Program.