Democracy & civil-society funding

Current understanding

Grants for democracy, rights, and governance — funder, recipient, country.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-15 — NED · CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL — 35 grants, $18.3M: 2026-07-15 — [NED · CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL — 35 grants, $18.3M]: NED Central America Regional program funding democracy, oversight, independent media, and human-rights defender work across the isthmus. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · KOSOVO — 35 grants, $2.7M: 2026-07-15 — [NED · KOSOVO — 35 grants, $2.7M]: NED Kosovo country program funding democracy, civic oversight, transitional justice, and civil-society work. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · ECUADOR — 12 grants, $2.9M: 2026-07-15 — [NED · ECUADOR — 12 grants, $2.9M]: NED Ecuador country program funding democratic governance, citizen participation, China-influence exposure, open-data transparency, and judicial independence work. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · NORTH KOREA — 7 grants, $3.0M: 2026-07-15 — [NED · NORTH KOREA — 7 grants, $3.0M]: NED North Korea country program funding human-rights documentation, information access into and about the DPRK, and emerging leaders work in one of the world’s most closed operating environments. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · XINJIANG / UYGHUR REGION — 10 grants, $3.0M: 2026-07-15 — [NED · XINJIANG / UYGHUR REGION — 10 grants, $3.0M]: NED Xinjiang/Uyghur Region program funding human-rights advocacy, civic participation, and atrocity documentation, with grantee identities largely withheld for safety. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · SYRIA — 5 grants, $3.3M: 2026-07-15 — [NED · SYRIA — 5 grants, $3.3M]: NED Syria country program funding independent media, private-sector economic reform (CIPE), and democratic transition work (IRI, NDI) in a post-Assad transitional context. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · MAURITANIA — 32 grants, $3.4M: 2026-07-15 — NED · MAURITANIA — 32 grants, $3.4M: NED Mauritania country program funding democracy, governance, and civil-society work. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · HONDURAS — 22 grants, $3.8M: 2026-07-15 — NED · HONDURAS — 22 grants / $3.8M: NED Honduras country program funding government transparency, independent electoral institutions, investigative journalism, and anti-corruption work. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · BANGLADESH — 16 grants, $3.9M: 2026-07-15 — NED · BANGLADESH — 16 grants, $3.9M: NED Bangladesh country program funding youth political participation, right-to-information accountability, human rights capacity-building, and freedom of expression. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · KAZAKHSTAN — 39 grants, $4.1M: 2026-07-15 — NED · KAZAKHSTAN — 39 grants, $4.1M: NED Kazakhstan country program funding elections observation, independent media, civic and human rights education, and counter-censorship work in an authoritarian context. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · CAMBODIA — 21 grants, $5.0M: 2026-07-15 — NED · CAMBODIA — 21 grants / $5.0M: NED Cambodia country program funding independent media, investigative journalism, and activist capacity under a single-party authoritarian environment. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · EAST AFRICA REGIONAL — 7 grants, $5.7M: 2026-07-15 — NED · EAST AFRICA REGIONAL — 7 grants, $5.7M: NED East Africa Regional program funding human-rights documentation, independent journalism, youth engagement, and constitutionalism work. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · SOMALILAND — 9 grants, $6.7M: 2026-07-15 — NED · SOMALILAND — 9 grants, $6.7M: NED Somaliland country program funding democracy promotion, freedom of expression, governance reforms, and electoral work in a de facto independent but unrecognized territory. (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · BURMA — 59 grants, $7.9M: 2026-07-15 — NED · BURMA — 59 grants, $7.9M: NED Burma country program refreshed to 59 grants / $7.9M supporting democracy, independent media, civic engagement, and accountability under military rule. (novelty: 4) (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · UKRAINE — 73 grants, $9.2M: 2026-07-15 — NED · UKRAINE — 73 grants, $9.2M: NED Ukraine country program updated to 73 grants / $9.2M supporting civic engagement, investigative journalism, public-sector accountability, and CSO resilience in a wartime context. (novelty: 4) (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · VENEZUELA — 50 grants, $9.3M: 2026-07-15 — NED · VENEZUELA — 50 grants, $9.3M: NED Venezuela country program funding democracy, elections, leadership, and advocacy work, with most grantee identities withheld for safety. (novelty: 4) (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · MAINLAND CHINA — 28 grants, $9.8M: NED · MAINLAND CHINA — 28 grants, $9.8M: NED Mainland China country program funding civil-society leadership, independent media, democratic/legal actors, and civil-society resilience under a highly repressive environment. (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · VIETNAM — 23 grants, $9.8M: 2025-07-15 — NED · VIETNAM — 23 grants, $9.8M (citation removed): NED Vietnam country program funding human-rights activists, independent journalism, and civil society in a single-party authoritarian context. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · GULF REGIONAL — 28 grants, $11.0M: 2025-07-15 — NED · GULF REGIONAL — 28 grants, $11.0M (citation removed): NED Gulf Regional program funding Yemen representative governance, media freedom monitoring, human-rights defense, and reform-tracking work across the Gulf. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL — 21 grants, $11.6M: 2025-07-15 — NED · CENTRAL ASIA REGIONAL — 21 grants, $11.6M (citation removed): NED Central Asia Regional program funding human rights defense, access to information, rural civic engagement, and independent news across the region. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · THE GAMBIA — 20 grants, $15.2M: 2025-07-15 — NED · THE GAMBIA — 20 grants, $15.2M (citation removed): NED Gambia country program funding constitutional reform, transitional justice, memorialization, and democracy-assessment work in a post-Jammeh democratic transition. (novelty: 4) (novelty: 4)
• 2026-07-15 — NED · KYRGYZ REPUBLIC — 94 grants, $17.2M: 2025-07-15 — NED · KYRGYZ REPUBLIC — 94 grants, $17.2M (citation removed): NED Kyrgyz Republic country program funding independent journalism, democratic values, fundamental rights, and anti-corruption work. (novelty: 4) (novelty: 4)
• 2026-03-26 — State · NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY — $315.0M (USA): State · NED — $315.0M core obligation under the NED Act, the largest single democracy-promotion pass-through in this area and the funding source behind NED’s country/regional programs. (novelty: 5)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · NICARAGUA — 20 grants, $3.0M: 2025-07-15 — NED · NICARAGUA — 20 grants, $3.0M: NED Nicaragua country program funding civic engagement, pro-democracy networks, democratic transition, and independent media in an authoritarian context. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · MEXICO — 15 grants, $3.1M: 2025-07-15 — NED · MEXICO — 15 grants, $3.1M: NED Mexico country program funding judicial independence, civil society networks, citizen participation, and government transparency and accountability. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · MOLDOVA — 20 grants, $3.4M: 2025-07-15 — NED · MOLDOVA — 20 grants, $3.4M: NED Moldova country program funding independent media, investigative journalism, and public-sector leadership in a geopolitically pressured EU-accession candidate. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · MENA REGIONAL — 26 grants, $5.5M: 2025-07-15 — NED · MENA REGIONAL — 26 grants, $5.5M: NED MENA Regional program funding women’s political empowerment, youth leadership, constitutional law, and democratic-transition work. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · PAKISTAN — 26 grants, $5.6M: 2025-07-15 — NED · PAKISTAN — 26 grants, $5.6M: NED Pakistan country program funding democracy, civil society, labor rights, youth civic engagement, and local governance. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · COLOMBIA — 41 grants, $6.2M: 2025-07-15 — NED · COLOMBIA — 41 grants, $6.2M: NED Colombia country program funding anti-corruption, civic engagement, and multistakeholder advocacy. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · EURASIA REGIONAL — 24 grants, $6.4M: 2025-07-15 — NED · EURASIA REGIONAL — 24 grants, $6.4M: NED Eurasia Regional program funding at-risk activists, independent Russian-language media, policy debate, and European security advocacy. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · EGYPT — 56 grants, $6.6M: 2025-07-15 — NED · EGYPT — 56 grants, $6.6M: NED Egypt country program funding participatory democracy, workers’ rights, independent media, and local governance, with grantee names largely withheld for safety. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · VENEZUELA — 43 grants, $7.7M: 2025-07-15 — NED · VENEZUELA — 43 grants, $7.7M: NED Venezuela country program funding human rights organizations, independent journalism, democratic mobilization, and counter-authoritarian narratives. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · SOUTHEAST EUROPE REGIONAL — 27 grants, $8.2M: 2025-07-15 — NED · SOUTHEAST EUROPE REGIONAL — 27 grants, $8.2M: NED Southeast Europe Regional program funding media freedom, transparency, interethnic dialogue, and institutional accountability. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · CARIBBEAN REGIONAL — 25 grants, $8.7M: 2025-07-15 — NED · CARIBBEAN REGIONAL — 25 grants, $8.7M: NED Caribbean Regional program funding human rights documentation, civil society, and counter-foreign-influence work across the Caribbean. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · ASIA REGIONAL — 18 grants, $9.1M: 2025-07-15 — NED · ASIA REGIONAL — 18 grants, $9.1M: NED Asia Regional program funding cross-border democracy, civil society, and human-rights-defender networks across the Asia-Pacific. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · UKRAINE — 83 grants, $12.5M: NED · UKRAINE — 83 grants, $12.5M: Ukraine country program supporting independent media, judicial accountability reporting, and civil society capacity-building. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · RUSSIA — 94 grants, $14.9M: 2025 — NED · RUSSIA — 94 grants, $14.9M: NED Russia country program supporting political prisoners, freedom of information, civic leadership, and historical memory, with grantee names largely withheld for safety. (novelty: 3)
• 2025-07-15 — NED · GLOBAL — 88 grants, $51.9M: NED holds 88 active global grants totaling $51.9M supporting press freedom, democratic governance, China-influence monitoring, and democratic solidarity platforms — see the NED page for the portfolio-level entry. (novelty: 4)
• 2021-01-01 — State · NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS — $38.5M (HND): U.S. Department of State obligated $38.5M to the National Center for State Courts for rule of law and law enforcement development activities, trainings, events, and operations in Honduras. (novelty: 4)

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