Overview

• The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security approved $315 million for NED on July 23, sending the measure to the full committee.
• In May, the Office of Management and Budget recommended eliminating NED’s federal funding, citing allegations of partisan bias and hostility toward Republicans.
• Republican lawmakers remain divided, with Representatives Eli Crane and Marjorie Taylor Greene introducing amendments to bar taxpayer dollars for the organization.
• Critics highlight NED’s 2020 funding of the Global Disinformation Index and the 2022 removal of its public grants database as signs of bias and reduced transparency.
• Established by Congress in 1983 to promote democratic institutions abroad, NED saw its federal funding rise from under $200 million in 2019 to more than $300 million in 2022.