DOC-REF: FRC-2026-04-28Rev 04 / 2026

Section 8.4 - Register entry

DOC-REF: FRC-MKT-F1311252652

GovDelivery Communications Cloud

Granicus lists GovDelivery Communications Cloud on the FedRAMP Marketplace with the status FedRAMP Certified, at Moderate impact, on the JAB path under the Rev5 process. Package F1311252652, read from the marketplace feed as of September 3, 2026.

FedRAMP CertifiedRev5JAB pathSmall business

Section A. Register entry

What the marketplace records

FedRAMP package ID
F1311252652
Cloud service provider
Granicus
Certification status
FedRAMP Certified
Impact level
Moderate
Certification class
Class C (Moderate)
Authorization path
JAB
Certification type
Rev5
Marketplace phase
Ongoing Certification
Deployment model
Government Community Cloud
Register snapshot
September 3, 2026
Service model
SaaS
Certification date
April 8, 2016
Status date
April 8, 2016
Annual assessment
April 8, 2011
Agency authorizations
46
Recorded reuses
45
Small business
Flagged on the marketplace record
Milestones on record
2

The marketplace carries GovDelivery Communications Cloud under package F1311252652 with 19 recorded fields. Its certification date is April 8, 2016. A-LIGN Compliance and Security, Inc. dba A-LIGN is named as the independent assessor, with an annual assessment date of April 8, 2011. 45 agencies are listed as having authorized it, among them Argonne National Laboratory, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Public Affairs and 42 more, and the feed records 45 reuses of the package. It is delivered as SaaS on a government community cloud. Granicus is flagged as a small business on the record.

Section B. Milestones

2 entries in the marketplace event log

Most recent first, as recorded by FedRAMP.

Event log
DateCategoryRecorded
April 8, 2016Status ChangeStatus changed from JAB Review to FedRAMP Certified
February 11, 2015Status ChangeStatus set to FedRAMP In Process

Section C. Cost context

What reaching Moderate costs

Our own published ranges for a provider going through this level. Nothing here is a figure this provider has disclosed.

Cost context

Budget for a Moderate authorization

Initial authorization$800,000 to $2,000,000
Continuous monitoring$150,000 to $350,000 a year
Typical timeline12 to 18 months
Control baseline325+ controls
Annual assessment$90,000 to $260,000 a year

Our published planning range for a provider pursuing Moderate. It is not a figure any listed provider has disclosed.

Read the FedRAMP Moderate cost guide / annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost

Path

The marketplace lists 53 offerings against the JAB path. Our JAB vs Agency page records that the JAB P-ATO path was retired in 2024 and that Agency Authorization is now the single traditional route, at $800,000 to $2,000,000 over 12 to 18 months. JAB vs Agency ATO cost

Assessment and monitoring

An annual assessment date of April 8, 2011 is on the record, and that assessment recurs for as long as the package stays listed. Annual assessment cost / continuous monitoring cost

Section E. Agencies on the record

45 agencies listed against this package

As published on the marketplace. An agency named here has issued its own authorization to operate; FedRAMP does not issue ATOs itself.

  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
  • Bureau of Public Affairs
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
  • Defense Information Systems Agency
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Energy
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of State
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Department of the Interior
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Farm Credit Administration
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency
  • Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • First Responder Network Authority
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • General Services Administration
  • HUD Office of Inspector General
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Justice Management Division
  • National Credit Union Administration
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Field Office
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • National Science Foundation
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Office of Electricity
  • Office of Financial Research
  • Office of Personnel Management
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • State Office of the Inspector General
  • United States Census Bureau
  • United States Geological Survey
  • United States International Trade Commission
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Section G. Nearest entries on the register

Comparable offerings

Scored on impact level, path, status, shared business categories and how close the two entries sit in the register's own timeline.

Section H. Description

As published on the marketplace

The provider's own description of the service, reproduced from the FedRAMP feed without edits.

More than 1,000 public sector organizations use Granicus' highly secure cloud communications solutions every day to enhance the citizen experience for greater than 150 million people. As the only FedRAMP-authorized marketing automation platform, Granicus' GovDelivery Communications Cloud serves federal, state, and local government customers and is the most secure marketing solution available for any public-sector organization. The Advanced Package for Communications Cloud and the Targeted Messaging Service are feature offerings available with Granicus' GovDelivery Communications Cloud.

Next step

What the same authorization would cost you

The worksheet turns an impact level, an existing security posture and an organization size into a line-by-line budget, with the 3PAO fee split out.

Provenance and independence

Source: the FedRAMP Marketplace product feed, produced by the General Services Administration. The feed's own last-change stamp is September 3, 2026; this copy was taken on September 5, 2026.

GSA's disclaimers page states that FedRAMP content about a specific commercial product or service is provided for the information and convenience of the public and “does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the General Services Administration”. A listing here is a record of a certification status, not a judgment about the product.

FedRAMPCost.com is an independent cost reference. We are not affiliated with FedRAMP, the GSA, any provider listed on this page, or any assessment organization, and no provider pays to appear in this register.

DOC-REF: FRC-2026-04-28 / Updated 2026-04-28