About this project

An open agreement that communities can adapt when negotiating with data center developers.

Why we started

Mark Cuban called for people to share data center contracts and use crowdsourcing and AI to write a better agreement for communities. This independent project takes up that idea.

Who can contribute?

Residents, policy experts, public officials, researchers, lawyers and developers. Share a document, suggest wording or explain what has worked.

How we use submissions

Editors review contributions before publication. You choose whether to be named. Contact details stay private; entries and files are stored in Tally.

How we use sources

Each record links to its source and identifies drafts, proposals and signed documents. A promise in an agreement does not prove it was delivered.

Ben Newman
Project lead

Ben Newman

Ben is the founder of Shaper Collective, an AI-native public relations firm in Washington, DC. He leads Policy Frameworks’ work on data center community benefits agreements.

Previously, he worked on national public affairs campaigns on K Street. Since 2022, he has advised private equity firms and large enterprises on generative AI strategy and adoption. He writes The Influence Model, a weekly newsletter on AI and influence in Washington.