NED · AZERBAIJAN — 31 grants, $5.2M
Key claim: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is providing 31 active grants totaling $5.2 million for rule-of-law, anti-corruption, and human-rights work in Azerbaijan.
Abstract
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 31 active grants in AZERBAIJAN totaling $5.2M (public listing as of 2026-07-15). Grantee names are largely withheld for grantee safety (NED duty of care). Sample projects: Fostering the Development of the Rule of Law ($88.0K); Promoting Analytical Discourse ($179.5K); Documenting Corruption’s Impact on Human Rights ($105.0K); Providing Legal Support to Defend Human Rights ($159.0K).
Why this matters
Azerbaijan is a semi-authoritarian, strategically located petrostate where independent civil society operates under severe restrictions, making NED one of the few sustained external funders of rule-of-law and anti-corruption work there. A $5.2M portfolio across 31 grants is a meaningful footprint that helps map which Azerbaijani human-rights and accountability actors are U.S.-supported, and where the pass-through chain from Congress → NED → local grantees can be traced.