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Make the most of Michigan’s Infection Control Grants for Skilled Nursing Facilities
Act now to receive up to $250,000 in grant funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Funding is being made available to support Infection Control improvements to skilled nursing facilities. Applications must be submitted by October 1, 2024, and money awarded must be spent between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
Not sure where to begin?
Funding is meant to cover the purchase and installation of new technologies that will help reduce the spread of infectious disease. HVAC, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and UVC products are likely to be included in the scope of the grant, along with other infection control technologies.
Take a look at the options below, and contact your account manager at 800-634-7328. We’re ready to help you identify solutions for your building, and to answer your questions with the assistance of our on-staff regulatory manager.
Are you eligible for funding?
This is a brand new grant program for skilled nursing facilities in Michigan. Even if you have previously received funding from an earlier round of infection control grants, you CAN apply for this grant. Funds are limited, so don’t miss your opportunity to submit a request.
The link to apply will be active on September 3, and funds are first come, first served.
How do I work with Direct Supply on this?
Our process makes it easy for you.
Receive and review quotes
Submit grant application
Grant approved
Schedule installation
Gather invoices and request payment
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From rooftop units to chillers and everything in between, rely on Senior Living’s full-service HVAC provider – TELS® Building Services. Servicing the Detroit and Grand Rapids areas with local technicians approved for work in Senior Living communities, there is nothing our team can’t handle.
- Projects – Repairs, Replacement or Installations
- Contracts – Preventive Maintenance & More
To find out which services are available in your area, request service or speak with customer support.
Whole Building Air Quality Improvement
For a comprehensive and long-lasting indoor air quality solution, Direct Supply recommends Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization (NPBI™) technology. This new air-cleaning device:
- Retrofits to existing HVAC systems and PTAC units
- Inactivates germs and microorganisms in the air before they can be re-circulated through the building, including COVID-19*
- Is easy to install and has the potential to lower energy costs
This year alone, we installed NPBI technology in over 1,500 Senior Living facilities.
Or call 800-634-7328 to get started.
Save Time with Continuous Disinfection
Direct Supply® Purescape™ Far-UVC lights are a set-it-and-forget-it solution that uses safe ultraviolet light to deactivate up to 99.9% of pathogens in the air and on surfaces3-9.
- Safe for use in occupied spaces
- 10,000 hours of continuous sanitation
- One-time easy app-guided setup
Supplement your UV-C towers with cost-effective, home-like light fixtures.
Advanced Disinfecting Solutions
Designed to enhance safety and efficiency, we offer a comprehensive assortment that meets the highest standards in hygiene and protection for your community.
Heat-Pump PTACs
Discover our energy-efficient heat-pump PTACs, engineered to provide reliable heating and cooling while reducing energy costs
Portable Air Purifiers
Supplement your safety measures in small spaces like resident rooms. We carry a full lineup of portable air purifiers supported by onboard HEPA filtration.
Funds are first-come, first-served. Act now!
Expert Insights
* Inactivation results based on sensitivity testing conducted by independent third-party testing laboratory using control chambers. Multiple data points are used to formulate performance validation statements. The technology is used in a wide range of applications across diverse environmental conditions. Results in non-lab environments will vary; clients should evaluate their individual application and environmental conditions when making an assessment regarding the technology’s potential benefits. For all independent laboratory results, contact your TELS Representative at IndoorAirQuality@Directs.com. The use of this technology is not intended to take the place of reasonable precautions to prevent the transmission of pathogens (including COVID-19). Comply with all applicable public health laws and guidelines as well as CDC guidance (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html).
1 Buonanno, Manuela; Ponnaiya, Brian; Welch, David; Stanislauskas, Milda; Randers-Pehrson, Gerhard; Smilenov, Lubomir; Lowy, Franklin D.; Owens, David M.; Brenner, David J. Germicidal Efficacy and Mammalian Skin Safety of 222nm UV Light. Radiation Research. 2017 April; 187(4): 483-491.
2 Kolozsvari, Lajos; N6gradi, Antal; Hopp, Bela; Bor, Zsolt. UV Absorbance of the Human Cornea in the 240- to 400-nm Range. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science July 2002, Vol.43, 2165-2168.
3 CM Springorum et al., Conference: XIV International Congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene, At Vechta, Volume: 2, Page 740-742, 2009
4 D Wang, T Oppenlander, MG El-Din, and JR Bolton, “Comparison of the disinfection effects of vacuum-UV (VUV) and UV light on bacillus subtilis spores in aqueous suspensions at 172,222 and 254 nm,” Photochem. Photobiol., vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 176-181, 2010.
5 A. N. Edwards, S. T. Karmi, R. A. Pascual, L. M. Jowhar, S. E. Anderson, and S. M. McBride, “Chemical and stress resistances of clostridium difficile spores and vegetative cells, “Front. Microbiol., vol. 7, no. OCT, pp. 1-13, 2016.
6 S. E. Beck, H. B. Wright, T. M. Hargy, T. C. Larason, and K. G. Linden, “Action spectra for validation of pathogen disinfection in medium-pressure ultraviolet (UV) systems,” Water Res., vol. 70, pp. 27-37, 2015.
7 J.C. Doultree, J. D. Druce, C. J. Birch, D.S. Bowden, and J. A. Marshall, “Inactivation of feline calicivirus, a Norwalk virus surrogate,” J. Hosp. Infect., vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 51-57, 1999.
8 Kitagawa, et al.(2020) DOI: HYPERLINK “https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.022”.
9 Welch, etal., Sci. Rep. 8, 2752 (2018). Buonanno. etal., Sci. Rep.10, 10285 (2020).
The materials, comments and other information offered here are intended to provide general information. Direct Supply is not endorsed by or affiliated with any funding agency, and does not guarantee reimbursement under these programs for any purchases made by you. Contact your purchasing team or NursingHomeInfectionControl@mphi.org with questions regarding this program, including time periods during which eligible purchases must be made and supporting documentation that must be submitted.
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