Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009059
This funding opportunity, titled "Evaluating the impact of anticorruption initiatives in the Western Hemisphere," is a U.S. Department of State solicitation issued by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It is an open, discretionary competition for a cooperative agreement to support an evaluation focused on anticorruption programming across the Western Hemisphere. The core purpose is to fund a project that can assess, in a rigorous and credible way, whether and how INL-funded projects and interventions are influencing corruption-related conditions in the region. Rather than financing direct anticorruption operations, the emphasis is on measurement and learning: producing evidence about impacts, identifying what is working, what is not, and why, and generating findings that can inform future program design and resource allocation.
The solicitation calls for both quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods, which signals that INL is looking for a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative work would typically involve analyzing numeric indicators and trends over time, comparing outcomes across locations or interventions, and using evaluation designs that help distinguish program effects from broader political or economic changes. Qualitative work would usually complement this by capturing contextual detail that numbers alone cannot provide, such as stakeholder perspectives, institutional dynamics, implementation barriers, and the mechanisms through which an intervention might reduce corruption risks or strengthen integrity systems. In practical terms, a strong project under this opportunity would be expected to combine data analysis with field-informed inquiry, drawing from interviews, document review, case studies, or similar tools, and then integrate those strands into a coherent assessment of impact.
The award instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means INL expects to have an active role during implementation compared with a standard grant. Cooperative agreements often involve more ongoing coordination, approvals, or collaborative decision-making with the awarding agency, especially around evaluation questions, access to program data, stakeholder engagement, deliverables, and the use of findings. Applicants should interpret this as a requirement to plan for regular communication with INL and flexibility to align evaluation scope or methods with agency priorities as the work progresses.
Funding is capped at an award ceiling of USD 350,000. The opportunity lists "ExpectedAwards: 0," which can appear in some postings as an administrative placeholder and does not necessarily mean no award will be made, but it does mean applicants should read the full solicitation carefully for any nuances about funding availability or award intent. The program is categorized under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 19.705, associated with INL assistance programs. The funding activity category is labeled "Other," indicating the work is specialized and primarily evaluation-focused rather than fitting neatly into a standard sector label.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the competition is broadly open to different entity types, subject to any additional eligibility conditions that may be described elsewhere in the full announcement. In general, opportunities like this often attract universities, research institutions, evaluation firms, nonprofit organizations with monitoring and evaluation capacity, think tanks, and other entities with demonstrated experience in governance, rule of law, anticorruption programming, and impact evaluation. Because the work spans the Western Hemisphere and targets corruption-related outcomes, the most competitive applicants would usually be those that can show strong regional expertise, language capacity relevant to the region (commonly Spanish and Portuguese in addition to English), familiarity with the kinds of INL interventions being evaluated, and proven ability to handle sensitive governance topics with appropriate ethics and risk management.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number SFOP0009059, with the notice created on June 22, 2022, and an original closing date of August 3, 2022. Taken together, the announcement is essentially a call for an independent, methodologically sound evaluation effort that can credibly assess the results of INL anticorruption investments in the Western Hemisphere, combining statistical evidence with on-the-ground qualitative insight to produce actionable findings for U.S. government program decision-making.Apply for SFOP0009059
- The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Evaluating the impact of anticorruption initiatives in the Western Hemisphere" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.705.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 03, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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