Everything Your Municipality Needs
Data reports, strategic planning, community engagement, and public sharing — all in one platform built for local government.
Data Reports & Dashboards
Automated reports built on 6 federal data sources across 8 critical domains, visualized with interactive dashboards and trend analysis.
- 8 data domains: Housing, Economy, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Demographics, Public Safety, Environment
- Interactive dashboards with charts, tables, and data visualizations
- Trend analysis across reporting periods
- Report regeneration on demand
- Domain-specific insights for your municipality
Data Reports & Dashboards
5 capabilities included
Strategic Planning Suite
Create comprehensive, multi-level strategic plans tied directly to your community's data — with priorities, SMART goals, and initiative tracking.
- Multi-plan support with plan switcher
- Priorities with custom ordering and progress tracking
- SMART goals linked to priorities with metrics and deadlines
- Project tracking with stage management (Not Started → Complete)
- Automatic progress rollups from projects → goals → priorities
- Budget management with categories, line items, amendments, and trend analysis
- Deadline monitoring across your entire plan hierarchy
- Inline editing and rich text (WYSIWYG) editors for plan content
Strategic Planning Suite
8 capabilities included
Community Engagement
Gather meaningful input from residents with surveys, feedback collection, and analytics — then tie engagement data directly to your strategic priorities.
- Create and manage engagement sessions with custom questions
- Multiple question types for flexible survey design
- Public engagement forms for community response collection
- Comment system with moderation (approve, reject, archive)
- Response analytics and sentiment analysis
- Results aggregation with summary statistics and visualizations
- Link engagement data to strategic priorities
- CSV export of all engagement data
Community Engagement
8 capabilities included
Public Sharing & Team Collaboration
Publish your strategic plan with branded public views, invite your team with role-based access, and keep everyone aligned with activity tracking and notifications.
- 4 public plan views: Vision, Progress, Performance, and Priorities
- Custom branding with organization colors, logo, tagline, and hero image
- Auto-generated QR codes for shared plan URLs
- Team collaboration with up to 25 user accounts
- 4-role access control: Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer
- Per-plan member assignments
- Activity logging and in-app notification center
- Data export: Strategic Plan CSV, Report CSV, Activity Log CSV, Full Account JSON
Public Sharing & Team Collaboration
8 capabilities included
Powered by Trusted Data & Infrastructure
Focal is built on authoritative government data sources and enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure.
Built on 5 Federal Data Sources
Reports draw from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, FBI Crime Data, and USDA — the authoritative sources used by governments nationwide.
Azure Cloud Infrastructure
Hosted on Microsoft Azure with enterprise-grade security, encryption in transit and at rest, and the reliability government organizations require.
Security & Compliance
Role-based access control, encrypted data storage, audit logging, and data export tools — built to meet the compliance expectations of government entities.
Why Local Governments Choose Focal
No Data Analyst Required
Focal automatically pulls and visualizes data from 6 federal sources for your community. Your team gets clear, actionable reports without needing specialized technical staff.
Built for Government Workflows
From SMART goals and budget tracking to public plan sharing and community engagement — Focal is designed around how local governments actually plan and operate.
Transparent to Your Community
Share your strategic plan publicly with four customizable views. Residents see your vision, track progress, and engage with priorities — building trust through transparency.
Your community deserves
a clear path forward
Stop guessing. Start leading with data, strategy, and confidence. Focal gives you everything you need — in one platform built for local government.
Built for municipalities of all sizes · No long-term commitment required