National Endowment for Democracy Grant
National Endowment for Democracy
Each year the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) makes direct grants to hundreds of nongovernmental organizations worldwide working to advance democratic goals and strengthen democratic institutions.
Each year, NED makes more than 2,000 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 100 countries.
WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAMS NED SUPPORTS NED is interested in proposals from local, independent organizations for nonpartisan programs that seek to:
- Promote and defend human rights and the rule of law
- Support freedom of information and independent media
- Strengthen democratic ideas and values
- Promote accountability and transparency
- Strengthen civil society organizations
- Strengthen democratic political processes and institutions
- Promote civic education
- Support democratic conflict resolution
- Promote freedom of association
- Strengthen a broad-based market economy
HOW FUNDING DECISIONS ARE MADE:
Decisions are made on a quarterly basis by the NED Board of Directors. The Board considers the following factors:
how a program fits within the Endowment’s overall priorities, its relevance to specific needs and conditions in a particular country, the democratic commitment and experience of the applicant.