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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

Capital Projects Fund - Performance Reports