Native American Development Corporation

The Native American Development Corporation (NADC) is a nonprofit organization established in 1996 and located in Billings, Montana. In 2001, NADC became a certified Native Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) and in 2009, launched a Native Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) to assist entrepreneurs in navigating government contracting opportunities. Late in 2018, the organization opened the Billings Urban Indian Health and Wellness Center (BUIHWC) to serve the American Indian population living in Billings and Yellowstone County through a range of culturally appropriate medical services. 

NADC has historically and consistently remained an organization that works to create, stimulate, and advocate for Native American people and societies. The organization was founded on the basic premise of "combating community deterioration, poverty, unemployment, racial discrimination and prejudice; to reduce neighborhood tensions; to relieve the poor, distressed and underprivileged within poverty-stricken Indian reservations" by providing programs and resources that seek to alleviate the underlying issues related to generational poverty in Indian Country.

Our mission is to be a high-quality, high-performing, sustainable community and economic development corporation providing the tools and resources necessary for individuals and families, businesses, and communities in rural reservation and urban Native areas in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota to not just survive, but to thrive. We view this as a long-term commitment and continue to make progress toward this end by leveraging existing and new human and financial resources.

The organization serves entrepreneurs, individuals, families, and regions working towards self-sufficiency, and economic and social stability through core activity areas of Technical Assistance; Business Lending; Health and Wellness; and Entrepreneurial Advocacy and Support. Our work is driven by a desire to provide a "hand up" and not a "hand out".