The
National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofits foundation based in the United States provides grants to support NGO projects around the world for the growth
and strengthening of democratic institutions. The
foundation was founded in 1983 and it provides more than 1000 grants per year
to NGOs promoting democracy in more than 90 countries. NED also offers fellowships and undertakes research and international exchange for
democratic activists, human rights advocates, journalists,
professors and researchers.
NED is
now accepting grant applications from NGOs working around the
world working for the promotion and advancement of human rights,
an independent media, the rule of law and other democratic goals.
Activist organizations in transitional authoritarian
countries working to promote democracy, liberalization and the protection of
human rights can also seek financial support from NED through its grants program.
Funding decisions are made on a quarterly
basis by the NED Board of Directors. In addition to evaluating how a program
fits within the Endowment’s overall priorities, the Board considers factors
such as the urgency of a program, its relevance to specific needs and
conditions in a particular country, and the democratic commitment and
experience of the applicant.
The proposal and budget guidelines are available at NED
website to develop and submit the proposals. As the next meeting of the NED
Board of Directors is scheduled January 2014,
the deadline set to accept proposals this year is 4 October 2013. For more
information, visit this link: http://www.ned.org/grantseekers
