Built for U.S. government agencies

Modern digital experiences for public-sector organizations.

SnowBlock is a government-focused SaaS content management platform for accessible public websites, digital services and controlled publishing across agencies and departments. It helps federal, state and local government agencies, public authorities, public-safety organizations, healthcare authorities, transport agencies, airports, utilities and other government departments deliver accessible, secure and easy-to-manage digital services.

  • Public-sector content models
  • Accessibility workflows
  • Department governance
  • SaaS delivery

Built for federal, state and local government.

One platform supports agencies at every level of U.S. government, as well as public authorities, with content structures that match how each level delivers information and services.

Federal agencies

The U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., at sunrise

Publish agency programs, guidance, forms and public information across offices, bureaus and field locations.

  • Agency programs
  • Guidance & policy documents
  • Forms & applications
  • Public information & notices

Public-sector-first product design

Built around the way public-sector organizations work.

Instead of starting with generic pages and plugins, SnowBlock provides a structured foundation for public information, service delivery, operational communications, departmental ownership and agency-wide governance.

  • Government & Administration

    Manage public information, policies, leadership, departments, regulatory content and official notices as structured content.

    • Departments & agencies
    • Policies, notices & regulations
    • Boards, meetings & documents
    • Public records & forms
  • Public Safety & Emergency Services

    Support police, fire, rescue, emergency management and operational teams with controlled publishing and urgent communications.

    • Alerts & service disruptions
    • Stations, divisions & contacts
    • Safety guidance & incident updates
    • Role-based operational publishing
  • Health, Transport & Public Services

    Organize information around the needs of patients, travelers, businesses and the general public across complex service organizations.

    • Facilities, services & locations
    • Applications, requests & forms
    • Status updates & public notices
    • Searchable documents & guidance

Service-centered information architecture

Help people get things done.

People should not need to understand your internal department structure before they can find a service, report an issue, access information or complete a task.

  • Pay

    Property taxes, utility bills, fines and permit fees.

  • Apply

    Permits, licenses, benefits, grants and jobs.

  • Report

    Potholes, outages, code violations and safety concerns.

  • Request

    Public records, inspections and service pickups.

  • Register

    Programs, classes, events and vehicles.

  • Find

    Offices, hours, meetings and documents.

Designed for diverse government environments

One platform. Multiple public-sector operating models.

SnowBlock can provide a common digital foundation while allowing each agency, department or service organization to use structures and workflows that reflect how it actually operates.

A red-brick city hall with a clock tower and flags under a blue sky

Municipal & Local Government

City, county, council, authority and district websites with public services, meetings, departments, notices and records.

Shared capabilities

One foundation for every level of government.

Federal, state and local agencies and public authorities share the same core capabilities, configured to the way each organization operates.

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  • Accessibility operations

    Accessibility built into the publishing process.

    Help editors catch common accessibility issues before content is published, and make accessibility part of day-to-day website governance.

    Content Accessibility Check

    • Heading structure
    • Image alternatives
    • Form labels
    • Link descriptions
    • Color contrast
    • Needs attention: Document review needed

    96%

  • Governance & publishing

    Give departments and operational teams control without losing central governance.

    SnowBlock can support decentralized contribution across departments, facilities, stations, divisions and operational teams with clear approval paths, permissions, revision history and accountability.

    • Granular permissions

      Restrict editors to their own department, content type or workflow role.

    • Revision history

      Review previous versions, compare changes and restore content when required.

    • Auditability

      Track who changed, reviewed, approved and published content.

    1. Step 1: Content Author
    2. Step 2: Department / Division Reviewer
    3. Step 3: Central Communications / Governance
    4. Step 4: Publish
  • Critical communications

    Publish critical information immediately.

    Authorized teams can publish urgent alerts, operational notices and service disruptions across the website and target relevant facilities, regions, departments, services or audiences.

    • Website-wide alert

      Display urgent messaging globally across the site.

    • Targeted alert

      Show notices on relevant services, facilities or departments.

    • External notifications

      Connect supported email, SMS and emergency notification systems.

  • SaaS delivery

    Reduce the burden of maintaining CMS infrastructure.

    SnowBlock can centralize application maintenance, platform updates, backups and monitoring so agencies do not need to independently manage traditional CMS infrastructure.

    Security capabilities

    • Multi-factor authentication
    • Role-based access control
    • Single sign-on options
    • Encryption in transit and at rest
    • Audit logging
    • Backup and recovery
    • Monitoring and vulnerability management
  • Public-sector integrations

    Modernize the website without replacing every operational system.

    SnowBlock can serve as the public-facing digital layer while connecting with specialized government, public-safety, healthcare, transportation and operational systems already in place.

    • Payments & Billing
    • GIS / Mapping
    • Records & Agenda Systems
    • Regulatory / Code Systems
    • 311 / Service Requests
    • Healthcare / Patient Portals
    • Airport / Transport Systems
    • Emergency Notifications
    • Identity / SSO
    • Video / Streaming
    • Analytics
    • Document / Records Systems
    Public-facing digital layer

Structured public-sector content

Publish once. Organize automatically.

Explore how SnowBlock can model common public-sector content as reusable, searchable, governed data across agencies, departments and service types.

The content type

Meeting

10 fields
  • Public body
  • Date & time
  • Location
  • Virtual meeting info
  • Agenda
  • Agenda packet
  • Supporting files
  • Minutes
  • Video / livestream
  • Status

One record

City Council / Meeting

City Council Meeting

Date
October 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Location
City Hall — Council Chamber
Agenda
council-agenda-oct-14.pdf
Minutes
Pending
Status
Published

When it publishes

  • Added to Upcoming Meetings
  • Associated with City Council
  • Indexed for site search
  • Accessibility metadata checked

Migration methodology

A safer path from legacy website to a modern public-sector platform.

Public-sector migrations can involve years of pages, policies, documents, notices, forms, records, operational information and broken links. The process should be systematic, auditable and designed to preserve institutional history.

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    Discover

    Stakeholders, systems, content, pain points.

  2. 02 / 10

    Inventory

    Pages, documents, URLs, forms, owners.

  3. 03 / 10

    Evaluate

    Outdated content, duplication, accessibility issues.

  4. 04 / 10

    Architect

    New navigation, services and content models.

  5. 05 / 10

    Map

    Legacy content into SnowBlock structures.

  6. 06 / 10

    Migrate

    Automated and manual content transformation.

  7. 07 / 10

    Validate

    Content, links, metadata, search and integrations.

  8. 08 / 10

    Accessibility QA

    Templates, forms, components and content.

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    UAT

    Department and stakeholder validation.

  10. 10 / 10

    Launch

    Redirects, DNS, analytics and go-live support.

RFP-oriented capability view

Common public-sector requirements.

Use the filters to explore the capability matrix the way an RFP evaluation panel, IT team or procurement committee might.

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Content

  • Structured departments, agencies & facilitiesDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Public service directoryDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Official meetings, agendas & recordsDelivered by SnowBlock platform

Accessibility

  • Accessibility-tested componentsDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Editorial accessibility checksDelivered by SnowBlock + Clouda
  • Section 508 testing & documentationDelivered by SnowBlock + Clouda

Platform

  • SaaS hostingDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • SSODelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Backup & recoveryDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Deployment optionsDelivered by SnowBlock + Clouda
  • Security documentationDelivered by SnowBlock + Clouda
  • FedRAMP authorizationDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Site searchDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Records retention & exportDelivered by SnowBlock platform

Governance

  • Roles & permissionsDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Approval workflowsDelivered by SnowBlock platform
  • Revision & audit historyDelivered by SnowBlock platform

Services

  • Content migrationDelivered by Clouda services
  • Accessibility remediationDelivered by Clouda services
  • Training & managed supportDelivered by Clouda services

Procurement & evaluation

Evaluating SnowBlock for an upcoming RFP?

Give procurement, IT, communications and accessibility teams one place to review platform, implementation and risk information.

SnowBlock Studio
The SnowBlock Studio, editing a content type and its fields

Evaluation FAQ

Questions an RFP panel is likely to ask.

Is SnowBlock a product or a custom-built CMS?

SnowBlock is positioned as the SaaS CMS platform. Clouda provides implementation, migration, integration, accessibility remediation, training and managed services around the platform.

How does SnowBlock support public-sector governance?

Through structured departments, role-based access, approval workflows, revision history and centralized publishing governance.

Can SnowBlock migrate legacy public-sector content?

The migration approach covers discovery, inventory, cleanup, content mapping, transformation, validation, accessibility QA, UAT and launch redirects.

Can we retain our existing operational systems?

The product strategy is integration-first: retain specialized systems that already work and connect them to the public-facing website through APIs and supported integration patterns.

Start the conversation

Modernize your public-sector digital presence.

Whether you are replacing an aging CMS, planning a redesign, consolidating multiple agency sites, migrating years of content, improving accessibility or preparing an upcoming RFP, SnowBlock provides a structured foundation for the next generation of public-sector digital services.