Michigan Economic Development Corporation issued the following announcement on April 20.
ISAIC - Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center in Detroit is one of 12 grant recipients to receive funding through Pure Michigan Business Connect to retool to produce PPE for health & human services providers.
ISAIC will use its $150,000 grant to manufacture heavy-duty "isolation gowns" for hospital doctors, nurses and technicians.
Three Detroit enterprises are among 12 recipients sharing $1 million from the state to make masks, medical gowns and other Covid response products. Support payments also go to two suburban Detroit organizations.
A Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) program launched April 1 provides grants of $25,000 to $150,000 so small manufacturers, including nonprofits, can retool and produce critical health and human service supplies.
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Source: Michigan Economic Development Corporation