Expansion of broadband access in rural northern Michigan should pick up steam soon, with an influx of federal dollars. (Shutterstock photo, via Bridge Michigan)

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Efforts to expand high-speed internet across rural northern Michigan will get a $920 million boost from a federal grant, which over the next four years is expected to make broadband available to an additional 200,000 homes and businesses.

Combined with $550 million in matching funds from providers, the almost $1.5 billion investment is a potential game-changer for rural counties, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The federal grant was announced in 2023, but it’s taken two years to get proje

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