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Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) Grant Program

ROBIN is a high-speed internet last mile and middle mile infrastructure competitive grant program with $238M in project funds from the US Treasury as part of the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. ROBIN provides funds to internet service providers and public-private partnerships for the expansion of broadband infrastructure to unserved areas.

  • in total project investment

  • in grant funding requested

  • in private matching funds

  • of all funded locations have been successfully completed as of 12/31/25

Collectively, these projects will build a minimum of 100/100 Mbps service to more than 71,000 homes, businesses, and institutions.

ROBIN Batch 1 Grant Awards 

APPLICANT PROJECT NAME COUNTY(IES) TOTAL LOCATIONS GRANT AMOUNT
123Net Allegan Countywide Allegan 11,024 $28,649,857.06
Cherry Capital Connection, LLC Benzie County Benzie 1,428 $2,858,188
Frontier North Inc. Branch County Branch 4,690 $22,308,071
Great Lakes Energy Kalkaska District Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Otsego 3,660 $17,777,533
Great Lakes Energy Scottville District Lake, Manistee, Mason, Oceana 3,384 $18,018,715
Great Lakes Energy Waters District Crawford, Montmorency, Otsego 2,465 $10,839,408
LakeNet LLC Midland-Saginaw Bay, Gratiot, Midland, Saginaw 1,446 $6,388,110
Midwest Energy & Communications MEC-VBCS Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Van Buren 15,846 $25,250,242
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC Leelanau County Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford 2,150 $4,998,637
Spectrum Charter_CheboyganCo Cheboygan 669 $1,092,466
Spectrum Charter_MontcalmCo Montcalm 1,481 $5,861,101
Spectrum Charter_Kent1Co Kent 792 $544,286
Spectrum Charter_NewaygoCo Newaygo 1,911 $3,970,117
Spectrum Charter_KalamazooCo Kalamazoo 917 $793,144
Surf Internet Surf - Livingston Ingham, Livingston 3,562 $16,972,114

ROBIN Batch 2 Grant Awards

 
APPLICANT PROJECT NAME COUNTY(IES) TOTAL LOCATIONS GRANT AMOUNT
123Net Ottawa County Ottawa 2,456 $8,836,466.96

Aspire Network

Highline/Aspire Upper Peninsula Region Chippewa, Marquette, Delta, Menominee, Dickinson, Schoolcraft, Luce, Mackinac 1,243 $11,203,232.44
Brightspeed Brightspeed/Bay County Bay 56 $67,899.44
Brightspeed Brightspeed/Missaukee County Missaukee 254 $574,918.84
Brightspeed Brightspeed/Sanilac County Sanilac 79 $131,260.08
DMCI Broadband, LLC DMCI- Hillsdale/Branch Branch, Hillsdale 299 $2,293,539.30
Frontier North Frontier North/Clinton County Clinton 3,297 $14,975,732.31
Spectrum Charter/Mason County Mason 468 $1,045,296.72
Spectrum Charter_HillsdaleCo Charter/Hillsdale County 555 $499,405.65
Spectrum Charter/Ionia County Ionia 583 $1,816,744.60
Spectrum Charter/Shiawassee County Shiawassee 933 $3,220,529.40
Spectrum Charter/Genesee County Genesee 793 $902,917.73
Spectrum Charter/StJoseph County St. Joseph 457 $1,079,251.20
Spectrum Charter/Roscommon County Roscommon 262 $875,530.64
Spectrum Charter Antrim County Antrim 1,023 $2,139,522.66
Spectrum Eastern Chippewa County Chippewa 1,979 $15,871,164.41
Thumb Electric Cooperative TEC Region Huron, Sanilac 1,286 $6,243,478.56