The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), one of the major international grant making organizations is accepting grant applications from NGOs worldwide. NGOs working in diverse environments including newly established democracies, semi-authoritarian countries, highly repressive societies and countries undergoing democratic transitions are encouraged to apply.
NED supports the programs that Promote and defend human rights and the rule of law,support freedom of information and independent media, strengthen democratic ideas and values, promote accountability and transparency, strengthen civil society organizations, strengthen democratic political processes and institutions, promote civic education, support democratic conflict resolution, promote freedom of association, strengthen a broad-based market economy.