TOYOTA Technical Center

The Toyota Technical Center in York Township.

(The Ann Arbor News File Photo)

As Toyota continues with plans to invest $126 million into expansions of its Ann Arbor Township and York Township campuses, the Michigan Business Development Program has increased a grant for auto manufacturer.

On Tuesday the MBDP announced it would increase the grant from $4 million to $5 million.

Last month, Toyota announced plans to expand the Ann Arbor Township campus to bring roughly 85 jobs to the area as it relocates employees from California. That announcement came on the heels of an August announcement to expand the York Township campus and bring 250 jobs from a Kentucky facility.

Both vehicle development and powertrain functions for the North American operations of the global automaker will become centralized in Michigan.

In September, Toyota announced a $35 million investment for automotive safety research at the York Township campus.

As a result of the announced expansion in York Township, $4 million was awarded to Toyota by the MBDP, but now that the other expansion is being planned, an increase in grant funding was approved.

Ann Arbor Township has also supported the project in the form of a tax abatement on the property.

In total, Toyota has announced plans of $190 million worth of investment in the Washtenaw County area.

Matt Durr is a business reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at mattdurr@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter.