April 28, 2025

2024 Grants Listings

NED's 2024 grants reflect both the impact of our partners work and our commitment to protecting those who lead it.

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March 31, 2025

Freedom’s Framework: The Case for Democracy

Democracy is more than an ideal—it delivers tangible benefits to individuals and societies. NED empowers those championing freedom in the face of authoritarianism.

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March 09, 2025

NED Legal Filing Documents

For the most up-to-date legal filings, please click here. Press Release: National Endowment for Democracy Files Lawsuit Seeking Access to Congressionally Appropriated Funds Complaint TRO Memo in Support Exhibit...

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February 11, 2025

Data-Centric Authoritarianism: How China’s Development of Frontier...

A new report reviews key data-centric technologies whose development could fortify Beijing’s tech-enabled authoritarian governance model.

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December 23, 2024

Governance and Accountability

NED operates with a foundational commitment to ethical standards and operational excellence.

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December 13, 2024

Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance

In the UN system and beyond, authoritarian maneuvers and democratic disillusionment are fundamentally challenging the participatory, multistakeholder models that have so far prevailed in governing digital technologies....

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November 12, 2024

Stronger Together: Coalitions as a Catalyst for Information Integrity

DOWNLOAD THE REPORT A new report authored by Tim Niven explores how sweeping changes in the information environment are advancing the efforts of authoritarians in the information space and how coalitions provide...

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November 01, 2024

Foreign Agents Laws

  Silencing Civil Society through Stigmatizing Narratives: A Conversation with Gina Romero The growing trend of “foreign agents” laws have targeted prodemocratic civil society groups and activists...

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October 29, 2024

Forum Q&A: Irene Mwendwa on Women, Data, and Democracy

As AI technologies assume increasingly prominent roles in everyday life and government decision-making, building representative tools that reflect democratic values is more important than ever. Doing so will...

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October 02, 2024

Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing...

DOWNLOAD THE COLLECTION A new report by Beth Kerley, Carl Miller, and Fernanda Campagnucci outlines possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI. summary Like social media before them, new AI tools promise...

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