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.
NED funds only nongovernmental
organizations, which may include civic organizations, associations, independent
media, and other similar organizations.
NED is interested in proposals from local, independent
organizations for nonpartisan programs that seek to:
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Promote and defend human rights and the rule of law
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Support freedom of information and independent media
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Strengthen democratic ideas and values
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Promote accountability and transparency
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Strengthen civil society organizations
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Strengthen democratic political processes and institutions
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Promote civic education
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Support democratic conflict resolution
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Promote freedom of association
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Strengthen a broad-based market economy
All proposed projects must be consistent with NED’s general purposes as outlined in the NED STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES.