The state of Alabama and nonprofit Ed Farm announced the Alabama Digital Education Network, a new statewide rural workforce initiative, on Tuesday.

The initiative will receive programming and technology support from Apple, alongside connectivity support from Alabama Power.

Ed Farm, a digital education nonprofit partnership launched in 2020 by Apple and Alabama Power, wrote that ADEN “will establish future-focused community learning hubs in collaboration with anchor institutions including libraries, community centers, and schools.”

ADEN is backed by $16 million in state funding Ed Farm was granted from Alabama’s Education Trust Fund during the 2025 legislative session.

“ADEN exists to eliminate critical barriers to access and opportunity for Alabama’s workforce,” Ed Farm wrote.

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