Foundation / Corporation
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
05/25/22
Grants to USA, Canada, and International non-governmental organizations, including independent media and civic organizations and associations, working to further democratic goals worldwide. Funding is intended to promote human rights, support freedom of information, and strengthen democratic political processes and institutions.
NED is interested in proposals from local, independent organizations for nonpartisan programs that seek to:
GrantWatch ID#: 179280
Each year, NED makes more than 2,000 grants.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Submit the forms and proposal via email or secure communication to the appropriate address based on the region in which your project will take place:
- Africa: AFRICAPROPOSALS@NED.ORG
- Asia: ASIAPROPOSALS@NED.ORG
- Eurasia: EURASIAPROPOSALS@NED.ORG
- Europe: EUROPEPROPOSALS@NED.ORG
- Latin America & the Caribbean: AMERICALATINA@NED.ORG
- Middle East & North Africa: MENAPROPOSALS@NED.ORG
- Global (takes place in more than one country not in the same region): GLOBALPROPOSALS@NED.ORG
To apply by post:
Send all of the application materials to
National Endowment for Democracy:
Attn: Grant Proposals
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
To apply by fax:
+1 (202) 378-9407
For more information on the types of programs NED supports in each region, please see https://www.ned.org/regions/
USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);
USA Compact Free Associations: The Federated States of Micronesia (USA) Marshall Islands (USA) Republic of Palau (USA)
Canada: Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon;
Israel
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