National Endowment for Democracy

The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is non-profit organization which claims to help train people in democracy and manages money grants to that effect, which was founded in 1983. Although administered by a private organization, its funding comes mostly from a governmental appropriation by the United States Congress. The NED is sometimes referred to as "Project Democracy," an appellation favored by Lt. Colonel Oliver North.

Founding of the NED

The NED was first funded by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and was shaped by an initial study undertaken by the American Political Foundation. http://www.ned.org/about/nedhistory.html

Related Topics:
President - Ronald Reagan - 1982

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NED was created with a view to creating a broad base of political support for the organization. NED received funds from the US government and distributes funds to four other organizations – one each created by the Republican Party and Democratic parties, one created by the business community and one by the labor movement.

Related Topics:
Republican Party - Democratic

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The four affiliated organizations are Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Free Trade Union Institute (parent organization for American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD)).

Related Topics:
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - International Republican Institute - American Institute for Free Labor Development

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