Events and Information

ADECA BEAD Subgrantee Selection Webinars

ADECA held a webinar on May 1, 2025, to discuss the application curing process and the process/methodology for negotiations with potential applicants. It can be found here.

ADECA held a webinar on April 24, 2025, to share programs and plans to impacted county leadership. This included specific location counts for each area. It can be found here.

ADECA will also host individual technical assistance webinars for the counties with the highest number of BEAD eligible broadband serviceable locations (BSLs). More information on these webinars will be provided soon.

ADECA held a webinar on April 17, 2025, to discuss specifics of BEAD Compliance & Monitoring. It can be found here.

ADECA held a webinar on April 3, 2025, to discuss specifics of the BEAD subgrantee application and an overview of the online portal. It can be found here.

ADECA held a webinar on March 27, 2025, to provide an outline of how the BEAD process will progress from applications to awards. It can be found here.

ADECA held a webinar on March 20, 2025, to conduct a preliminary review of the DRAFT application materials. It can be found here.

BEAD Eligible Broadband Serviceable Locations and Subgrantee Selection Process

Alabama’s BEAD Subgrantee Selection Process is now open.

For information on how to prequalify to be eligible to apply, please visit here.

For information on the BEAD Application NDA, please visit here.

To view our training webinars on the Subgrantee Selection Process, please visit here.

Additionally, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions here.

If you have additional questions, please email broadband.fund@adeca.alabama.gov.

BEAD Eligible Broadband Serviceable Locations

Challenge Process Results

The Alabama Digital Expansion Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is pleased to announce the Eligible broadband serviceable locations (BSLs) that will be available for funding under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program formed under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These locations are the result of a combination of multiple efforts to ensure BEAD funds are not awarded to locations with existing or planned broadband facilities providing at least 100/20 Mbps service.

In addition to completing the BEAD Challenge Process and receiving NTIA approval for all Challenge Final Determinations on 1/16/25, ADECA has also removed the following Broadband Serviceable Locations (BSLs) in accordance with NTIA’s latest Final Proposal guidance version 1.2:

Lastly, please note that some locations are categorized as “indicated” on the .csv files. These locations are CONDITIONALLY AWARDED as part of ADECA’s CPF2 program but are not yet contracted. An applicant is allowed to enter these locations as part of their proposal but should be aware that they will be removed from the final award pending a successful contract execution by the CPF2 awardee.

Data Download

The files below show the post-Challenge Process final classification of each unserved and underserved location, after adjustment, as well as BEAD-eligible Community Anchor Institutions.

AL BEAD Eligible Locations.csv
Alabama CAIs.csv

ADECA hosted a webinar on February 20, 2025, from 10:00am-11:00am CST to review the BEAD project areas and this list of eligible BEAD locations. It can be found here.

BEAD Prequalification Process

The Alabama BEAD Prequalification Portal is now open. Please visit this link: Complete Registration to register for portal access and to begin your prequalification process.

Potential subgrantees are encouraged to participate in this Prequalification Phase to submit a project-specific application for funding during the subgrantee selection phase of this grant program. Participation in the Prequalification Phase will help reduce the application burden on subgrantees by allowing them more time to assemble all required components.

ADECA hosted a webinar to discuss the prequalification process and provided an overview of the prequalification portal. The webinar was held Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. It can be found here.