NED · CAMBODIA — 21 grants, $5.0M
Key claim: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 21 active grants totaling $5.0M supporting independent media, journalism, and activist capacity in Cambodia.
Abstract
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 21 active grants in CAMBODIA totaling $5.0M (public listing as of 2026-07-15). Grantee names are largely withheld for grantee safety (NED duty of care). Sample projects: Supporting Independent Media and Investigative Journalism ($252.3K); Supporting Independent Journalists and Media ($198.0K); Supporting Activist Capacity and Movement Building ($35.0K); Promoting Independent Media and Freedom of Expression ($80.0K).
Why this matters
Cambodia’s civic space has been progressively closed under one-party rule, making external democracy funding one of the few remaining supports for independent journalism and activist networks. NED’s $5.0M / 21-grant Cambodia portfolio slots into the broader Southeast Asia democracy-support pattern alongside Burma and Vietnam, where grantee identities are often withheld for safety and onward-grant traceability is limited.