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The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs ( NDIIA or NDI ) is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy ( NED ) to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations.

It was founded in 1983, shortly after the U. S. Congress created the National Endowment for Democracy.

Taxpayer funding is provided by the Federal Government, both directly from the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and indirectly through the National Endowment for Democracy.

Additional funds are raised through voluntary donations from foreign governments, multilateral institutions, and private foundations.

It is headquartered in Washington, D. C.