The Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Assessment Toolkit (MECAT) was developed by MEASURE Evaluation, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, and its Kenya associate award, MEASURE Evaluation PIMA, to conduct a standard baseline assessment of M&E capacity. 

MECAT is a set of tools that guide organizations through a process to assess their current M&E capacity, identify gaps, and plan ways to strengthen their M&E systems. It uses four methods and supporting tools in the assessment process: (1) a group assessment, (2) an individual assessment, (3) key informant interviews, and (4) a desk review.