2024 Grants Listings
NED's 2024 grants reflect both the impact of our partners work and our commitment to protecting those who lead it.
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.
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...
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.
Governance and Accountability
NED operates with a foundational commitment to ethical standards and operational excellence.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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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