With BEAD, the data you want is probably from the state anyway, at least if 
you’re looking for what locations are getting subsidized, who is getting the 
money, and for what technology.

 

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2026 3:42 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas

 

As I understand it, we started out with census blocks because some ISPs didn't 
want to share address level data.  These would be ISP's more influential than 
any of us I presume.  Using census blocks had several obvious flaws that I 
think we all know about at this point.  

 

The FCC probably should have had the cajones to demand address level data from 
the beginning.

 

-Adam

 

 

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From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > on behalf 
of Josh Luthman <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> >
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2026 12:34 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas 

 

Yep!

RDOF is CBG 

BEAD is location fabric, individual houses

Reconnect is a PFSA, a polygon(s) defining the project area

To maximize government waste.  Do the task three different ways to avoid being 
able to share resources.  Oh and that FCC fabric is tax payer funded meanwhile 
ISPs are expected to be the ones to correct the data set.

 

On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM Cameron Crum <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

The earlier ones were polygons, blocks and such, but the Bead is locations so 
you'd be looking at mixed data as well.  

 

 

On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

And then you’d need the list of defaults.  Apparently RDOF had a bunch of those.

 

From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf 
Of Josh Luthman
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2026 8:53 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIS file of grant project areas

 

RDOF, BEAD, and Reconnect are there different government agencies.  Of course 
they are not all in one spot.  You can download those three from three spots.

If you want to start including states, it'll be more places to look.  Local 
stuff...jesus...

 

On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 9:36 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

Is there any consolidated map of federal broadband grant funded areas?  A shape 
file or KMZ would be ideal.

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