NED · MAURITANIA — 32 grants, $3.4M
Key claim: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 32 active grants totaling $3.4 million supporting democracy, governance, and civil-society work in Mauritania.
Abstract
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 32 active grants in MAURITANIA totaling $3.4M (public listing as of 2026-07-15). Grantee names are largely withheld for grantee safety (NED duty of care). Sample projects: Promoting Participatory Public Policy Making ($52.0K); Promoting Independent Unions’ Voice ($52.0K); 2026 | 94 Advocating Effective Policies and Accountable Governance ($55.0K); Promoting Women’s Political Leadership ($27.0K).
Why this matters
Mauritania adds another African country program to NED’s traceable footprint, extending the map of U.S. democracy-promotion spending into a Sahel state that rarely surfaces in the top-line records. At $3.4M across 32 grants, the portfolio is modest but establishes a baseline for tracking onward subgrantees as they become visible. It reinforces how NED’s country-level slices aggregate up to the $315M State Department NED Act obligation feeding the broader system.