Opportunity Information: Apply for OES OCC 11 004
Apply for OES OCC 11 004
- The Department of State in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Outcome Evaluation of the Methane to Markets Partnership Relative to the Office of Global Change Funding, FY2006 FY2010" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.017 Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 27, 2011 and posted on Jul 11, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2011 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Public International Organizations (PIOs)
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Opportunity Summary:
The Department of State, through the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) and its Office of Global Change (EGC), offered a discretionary grant to fund a short, targeted evaluation of the Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership. The award was designed to support an outcome-focused study lasting roughly 3 to 5 months, with up to $250,000 available from FY2010 Economic Support Funds (ESF). Only one award was expected, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The funding opportunity was posted July 11, 2011, created July 27, 2011, and ultimately closed August 15, 2011 (after an extension from the original August 4 deadline), with an archive date of September 3, 2011.
The central purpose of the grant was to document and evaluate what OES/EGC funding specifically contributed to the M2M Partnership during FY2006 through FY2010. Over that period, OES/EGC provided about $27 million to support M2M, but that amount represented only a portion of total M2M resources each year. Because OES/EGC money was not the sole driver of program outputs, the announcement emphasized that a "value-added" evaluation approach would be most appropriate. In practical terms, this meant the evaluator should focus on identifying and explaining the marginal influence of OES/EGC funds, clarifying what those funds enabled, accelerated, improved, or made possible within the broader partnership, rather than trying to attribute all M2M outcomes to that single funding stream.
The evaluation was expected to cover two main categories of OES/EGC support. The first was Administrative Support Group activities, which included the operational backbone of the partnership such as partnership meetings, outreach, and communications. The second category was Project Development Activities carried out across four priority methane sectors: agriculture, landfills, coal mining, and oil and natural gas. The study was therefore meant to look not only at high-level program performance, but also at how funding flowed into concrete sectoral work and what outcomes resulted across these targeted areas.
In addition to tracking program activities and outcomes, the solicitation specifically asked applicants to document co-benefits for women when they occurred. This included identifying programs and activities that improved womens access to adaptation-related programs and technologies, or otherwise generated tangible gender-related benefits alongside methane mitigation outcomes. In other words, the evaluation was not limited to emissions and energy impacts; it also sought to capture social and access-related benefits that may have been produced as secondary results of M2M-supported work.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was offered as a grant under the funding activity category of Environment, tied to CFDA 19.017 (Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs). Eligible applicants included small businesses, other for-profit organizations, and certain other entities as clarified in the full announcement, along with 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education as stated) and Public International Organizations (PIOs). The funding range effectively ran from $0 up to a $250,000 ceiling, with the estimated total funding equal to the maximum award amount.
Overall, this opportunity was aimed at producing a practical, time-bound evaluation product that could help the Department of State understand and clearly communicate what OES/EGC investments added to the Methane to Markets Partnership from FY2006 to FY2010, how those contributions played out across administrative functions and sector-based project development, and where additional co-benefits, including those affecting women, could be demonstrated and documented.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity about?
This was a U.S. Department of State discretionary grant to fund a short, targeted evaluation of the Methane to Markets (M2M) Partnership. The evaluation was intended to be outcome-focused and time-bound, producing a practical study explaining what the Department of State's OES/EGC funding specifically contributed to M2M during FY2006 through FY2010.
2) Which office within the Department of State offered the grant?
The opportunity was offered through the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), specifically its Office of Global Change (EGC).
3) What was the central purpose of the evaluation?
The central purpose was to document and evaluate the specific contributions of OES/EGC funding to the M2M Partnership from FY2006 to FY2010. The study was meant to clarify what OES/EGC funds enabled, accelerated, improved, or made possible within the broader partnership.
4) Why did the announcement emphasize a "value-added" evaluation approach?
Over FY2006 to FY2010, OES/EGC provided about $27 million to support M2M, but that funding represented only a portion of M2M's total resources each year. Because OES/EGC funding was not the only driver of M2M outputs, the evaluation was expected to focus on the marginal influence of OES/EGC funds rather than attempting to attribute all M2M outcomes to that single funding stream.
5) What time period was the evaluation supposed to cover?
The evaluation was focused on OES/EGC contributions to M2M during FY2006 through FY2010.
6) How long was the study expected to last?
The evaluation was designed as a short, targeted effort lasting roughly 3 to 5 months.
7) What was the maximum funding available?
Up to $250,000 was available for the award, using FY2010 Economic Support Funds (ESF).
8) Was there a required cost share or matching funds requirement?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
9) How many awards were expected to be made?
Only one award was expected.
10) What was the funding activity category?
The funding activity category was Environment.
11) What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was tied to CFDA 19.017 (Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs).
12) What types of activities was the evaluation expected to examine?
The solicitation expected the evaluation to cover two main categories of OES/EGC support: (1) Administrative Support Group activities and (2) Project Development Activities across priority methane sectors.
13) What were "Administrative Support Group" activities in this context?
Administrative Support Group activities were described as the operational backbone of the partnership, including partnership meetings, outreach, and communications.
14) What were "Project Development Activities" and which sectors were included?
Project Development Activities were to be examined across four priority methane sectors: agriculture, landfills, coal mining, and oil and natural gas. The evaluation was meant to look at how OES/EGC funding flowed into concrete sectoral work and what outcomes resulted across these targeted areas.
15) Was the evaluation limited to emissions or energy outcomes?
No. In addition to tracking program activities and outcomes, the solicitation asked applicants to document co-benefits for women when they occurred, indicating the evaluation was intended to capture social and access-related benefits alongside methane mitigation outcomes where applicable.
16) What did the grant mean by documenting "co-benefits for women"?
The solicitation specifically requested documentation of co-benefits for women when they occurred, such as programs and activities that improved women's access to adaptation-related programs and technologies or otherwise generated tangible gender-related benefits in connection with M2M-supported work.
17) What was the estimated total funding for the opportunity?
The estimated total funding was equal to the maximum award amount, meaning up to $250,000 in total was anticipated for the single award.
18) What was the stated funding range?
The effective funding range was from $0 up to a $250,000 ceiling.
19) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included small businesses, other for-profit organizations, and certain other entities as clarified in the full announcement, as well as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding institutions of higher education as stated) and Public International Organizations (PIOs).
20) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on July 11, 2011, created on July 27, 2011, and closed on August 15, 2011. The closing date reflected an extension from the original August 4 deadline.
21) What was the archive date?
The archive date was September 3, 2011.
22) What was the practical end product this grant aimed to produce?
The opportunity was aimed at producing a practical, time-bound evaluation product that would help the Department of State understand and clearly communicate what OES/EGC investments added to the M2M Partnership from FY2006 to FY2010, including how those contributions played out across administrative functions and sector-based project development, and where additional co-benefits (including those affecting women) could be demonstrated and documented.
23) What does it mean to assess the "marginal influence" of OES/EGC funding?
In this context, assessing marginal influence means identifying what OES/EGC funds specifically enabled within M2M given that other resources also supported the partnership. The evaluation focus was on what OES/EGC funding added, such as activities it made possible, improvements it drove, work it accelerated, or outcomes it strengthened within the broader set of M2M inputs.
24) Did the opportunity describe why attribution of all outcomes to OES/EGC funding would be inappropriate?
Yes. The announcement noted that OES/EGC money was only a portion of total M2M resources each year, so it would not be appropriate to treat OES/EGC funding as the sole driver of outputs. That is why the solicitation emphasized a value-added approach rather than full attribution.
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