NED · VENEZUELA — 43 grants, $7.7M
Key claim: The National Endowment for Democracy is providing $7.7M across 43 active grants in Venezuela to support human rights organizations, independent journalism, democratic mobilization, and counter-authoritarian-narrative efforts.
Abstract
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has 43 active grants in VENEZUELA totaling $7.7M (public listing as of 2025-07-15). Grantee names are largely withheld for grantee safety (NED duty of care). Sample projects: Strengthening Human Rights Organizations in Central and Western States ($56.5K); Promoting Independent Reporting on the Political and Socio-Economic Crises ($60.0K); Empowering Citizens to Defend and Mobilize for Democracy ($60.0K); Countering Authoritarian Narratives ($61.0K).
Why this matters
Venezuela is a politically contested authoritarian context where U.S. democracy funding is closely scrutinized by both the Maduro government and domestic critics of regime-change spending. Documenting NED’s $7.7M portfolio here adds a country-level anchor to the pass-through map and creates a landing page for future traceable subgrantees in journalism, human rights, and opposition civic mobilization.