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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs are currently a central pillar of action for international organizations, determining development and cooperation actions at a global scope. From a technical perspective, to build and systematize information for the alignment and subsequent monitoring of policies and indicators implies a significant effort. Especially at the sub-national level, this collides with small local governments often lacking experience and resources when it comes to monitoring policies, which affects their ability to keep track of their performance towards SDGs. This article presents the adaptation of RIA methodology for SDGs monitoring at a local level. Its empirical application in six departmental governments in Uruguay made it possible to assess their contributions to the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda and to deepen debates regarding the prerogatives and quality of policies at sub-national levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]