NED · CARIBBEAN REGIONAL — 25 grants, $8.7M
Key claim: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 25 active grants totaling $8.7M in the Caribbean Regional portfolio, supporting human rights documentation, countering Russian and Chinese influence, and civil-society programs across the Caribbean.
Abstract
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 25 active grants in CARIBBEAN REGIONAL totaling $8.7M (public listing as of 2025-07-15). Grantee names are largely withheld for grantee safety (NED duty of care). Sample projects: & Enhancing International Visibility of Human Rights Violations ($52.3K); Advancing Adherence to International Human Rights Standards ($80.0K); Exposing and Countering Russian Influence in Latin American Media Environments Russia in the World ($100.0K); Documenting Chinese Investments China in the World ($110.0K).
Why this matters
The Caribbean Regional portfolio extends NED’s documented pattern of framing democracy programming through great-power competition, explicitly naming Russian and Chinese influence as targets alongside human-rights work. At $8.7M across 25 grants, it is a mid-sized regional program that complements NED’s larger Asia, Ukraine, and Russia country/regional portfolios and helps map the geographic footprint of U.S. democracy-promotion pass-throughs.