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.
The National Endowment for
Democracy (NED) is
a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of
democratic institutions around the world. Each year, NED
makes more than 1,600 grants to support the projects of
non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more
than 90 countries.