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Planting seeds of technology in Black Belt soil. Explore where broadband is planned, what it can make possible, and how neighbors can put it to work.
Explore broadband deploymentFind your resourceServing 15 of Alabama’s Black Belt counties · October 2026 toolkit
The final printed toolkit describes 20,661 Black Belt locations expected to gain high-speed internet access through BEAD. That includes 19,925 matched locations shown on the working map and 736 additional locations pending confirmation as of the print date.
Start with the deployment map, then choose a resource for learning, health, work, business, farming, digital skills or community action.
The print guide reports a 15-county deployment plan using fiber and low-Earth-orbit satellite. Provider and technology assignments are date-specific and should be checked against the latest official data.
Open the broadband mapCompare actual plan costs, ask about BEAD low-cost options and check Lifeline eligibility.
Explore affordability →Use a connection for patient portals, telehealth appointments and health information.
Explore health care →Support schoolwork, digital learning and preparation for work.
Explore education →Discover technician training, career pathways and the planned Black Belt Digital Workforce Academy.
Explore jobs →Build confidence with devices, online safety and workplace tools.
Build digital skills →Try practical AI tools while protecting privacy and checking important answers.
Explore AI safely →The printed toolkit introduces people and organizations across community life. Each link opens an expanded online resource.
Schoolwork, safe online habits and family connections.
Explore →Digital literacy, classroom tools and school resources.
Explore →Staying connected, online services and avoiding scams.
Explore →Job search, training and foundational digital skills.
Explore →Precision tools, market access and practical farm planning.
Explore →Online selling, marketing and business operations.
Explore →Community connection, services and communication.
Explore →Telehealth and connected care.
Explore →Public internet access and digital-skills help.
Explore →Service delivery, outreach and grants.
Explore →Resident services, information and emergency communication.
Explore →Finding customers and earning from home.
Explore →Explore sensors, GPS, records, remote monitoring and markets.
Open the smart-farming resource →Organize residents, schools, libraries, health providers, businesses and local leaders around access, adoption and skills.
Open the action guide →Meet the quilters of Gee’s Bend in Wilcox County and see how connectivity can support artists and entrepreneurs.
Explore the Gee’s Bend resourceVisit geesbend.org ↗