Name

The Cloudburst Group

Legal name

The Cloudburst Group

Website

https://cloudburstgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bladensburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Consulting Contracts: Revenue generated through federal, state, and local government consulting contracts accessed via GSA Multiple Award Schedule and GSA OASIS+. Services include research and evaluation, capacity building, training, AI and data solutions, and communications support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Cloudburst Group is a government consulting firm that delivers research and evaluation, capacity building and training, AI and data analytics, and strategic communications services to federal, state, local, and international government clients. It accesses the federal market through GSA Multiple Award Schedule and OASIS+ contract vehicles and applies these services across practice areas including housing and community development, homeless assistance, public health, environment and climate resiliency, global development, and survivor services.

Product overview

The Cloudburst Group is an impact-driven government consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services organized into two main categories: (1) Core Services including Research & Evaluation, Capacity Building/Training/Events, AI & Data Solutions, and Communications & Knowledge Management; and (2) Practice Areas including Housing & Community Development, Homeless Assistance Programs, State & Local Consulting, Global Development, Environment & Climate Resiliency, Public Health, and Survivor Services. The company operates as a services-based consulting organization rather than a software product company, providing technical assistance, training, program evaluation, and advisory services to federal, state, and local government clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research & Evaluation Primary and secondary research services including impact, performance, and process evaluations from design through data collection and dissemination, using statisticians, sociologists, economists, and GIS specialists for quantitative, qualitative, and geospatial analysis. Targeted at federal, state, and local government agencies that need rigorous evidence on program outcomes.
• Capacity Building, Training, & Events Capacity building services including instructional design, eLearning, coaching, workshops, learning communities, conferences, events, help desks, organizational development, and systems change facilitation for government agencies and nonprofits.
• AI & Data Solutions Data analytics solutions leveraging artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, and predictive analytics to enhance financial and performance management of government-funded programs with real-time dashboard-driven insights and reporting for federal, state, and local clients.
• Communications & Knowledge Management Strategic communications and multi-channel communications strategies including photography, videography, animation, infographics, website development, interactive online training tools, virtual reality, social media campaigns, publications, toolkit development, and Section 508 compliance.
• Housing & Community Development Consulting services addressing housing and community development needs of low- and moderate-income individuals, including homelessness prevention, disaster response, fair housing advancement, and economic development support for HUD and state/local communities.
• Homeless Assistance Programs Technical assistance for ending homelessness through data-driven decisions, coordinated entry design, rapid rehousing strategies, disaster response, infectious disease response, HMIS capacity building, and CoC merger coordination.
• State & Local Consulting Technical assistance and training for state and local governments including workforce capacity building, strategic planning, grants management, program design, environmental reviews, and HUD CPD program implementation support.
• Global Development International development services for USAID, MCC, World Bank, and other donors spanning democracy/human rights/governance, food security, land tenure, environmental sustainability, natural resource management, and monitoring and evaluation across 65+ countries.
• Environment & Climate Resiliency Environmental compliance, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience services including training, environmental impact assessments, climate risk screening, recovery strategies, and NEPA compliance support for domestic and international clients.
• Public Health Public and behavioral health services for vulnerable populations including outbreak response, Naloxone distribution evaluation, behavioral health treatment assessment, health disparity analysis, and performance measurement training.
• Survivor Services Services addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking including training, technical/regulatory support, and strategic planning for survivor-centered solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Administered more than $800M in CDBG-DR funds for disaster recovery
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• General Services Administration (GSA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCloudburst is accessible via GSA Multiple Award Schedule (Contract Number: 47QRAA24D006L) and GSA OASIS+ contract vehicles (Small: 47QRCA25DS397, WOSB: 47QRCA24DW233), enabling federal agencies to procure Cloudburst's consulting services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mathematica Policy Research: Mathematica provides independent research and evaluation, data analytics, and technical assistance to HHS, HUD, DOL, and USAID — directly comparable to Cloudburst's Research & Evaluation practice for HUD/HHS and international development clients.
• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a mission-driven research and consulting firm serving HUD, HHS, USAID, MCC, and international clients on housing, community development, public health, and economic development — directly overlapping Cloudburst's HUD/CDBG-DR, global development, and public health practices.
• ICF International: ICF is a publicly-traded government and commercial consulting firm with a similar mix of federal client work (HUD, HHS, environment, energy, international development) and data analytics capabilities. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping HUD, public-health, and climate-resiliency practice areas.
• MDRC: MDRC is a nonprofit social policy research and evaluation firm serving HUD, DOL, HHS, and ED. Comparable peer for Cloudburst's Research & Evaluation and Capacity Building services in housing, workforce development, and community development programs.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC is an independent research institution serving HHS, HUD, DOL, and USAID on housing, public health, and behavioral health research. Comparable peer given shared research/evaluation focus, federal-only client base, and practice-area overlap with Cloudburst's public health and homeless assistance work.
• Westat: Westat is an employee-owned research firm delivering statistical, survey, evaluation, and technical-assistance services to HUD, HHS, DOL, and ED. Comparable in scale and client mix to Cloudburst, with similar reliance on social-program research and federal consulting vehicles.
• RTI International: RTI International is a nonprofit research institute providing research and evaluation, data analytics, and technical assistance to HUD, HHS, USAID, and state/local governments across housing, behavioral health, and international development — closely comparable to Cloudburst's Research & Evaluation and Capacity Building offerings.
• Atlas Research: Atlas Research is a mid-sized federal consulting firm focused on HHS, VA, and DoD public health and behavioral health programs, similar in scale and niche positioning to Cloudburst's Public Health practice (HHS, CDC, SAMHSA).

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a large incumbent federal contractor with overlapping HUD/HHS, public health, and digital transformation engagements. Relevant as a broad incumbent competitor on OASIS+ prime task orders rather than as a direct peer in size or specialization.
• CGI Federal: CGI Federal is a broad IT and management consulting prime with substantial HUD, HHS, and civilian-agency footprint. Comparable as a large incumbent competitor in the same gov-con space, though its primary focus is systems integration rather than the research/technical-assistance niche where Cloudburst competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cloudburstgroup

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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