North American Development Bank

North American Development Bank, doing business as Nadb, is an international organization based in San Antonio, Texas that serves as a federal grant recipient, not a federal contractor, administering water and environmental infrastructure programs along the U.S.-Mexico border on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency. Nadb acts as prime recipient on 47 of its 48 recent federal awards (98%), with one grant sub-award from the Texas Commission On Environmental Quality. The organization does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicle seats; its entire federal footprint consists of cooperative agreements and project grants under EPA environmental mandates.

Nadb's capability portfolio centers on administering the Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF) program and the U.S.-Mexico Border 2025 environmental program. Under BEIF, Nadb provides grant financial assistance to subrecipients for construction and transition support of safe drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects within a 62-mile corridor on each side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Representative work includes a $17.5 million cooperative agreement effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029 under CFDA 66.202 (EPA Region 6, Congressionally Mandated Projects) to implement BEIF projects in Carrizo Springs, Tornillo, and Rio Grande City, Texas; a $17.5 million cooperative agreement (same program, same term period through September 30, 2028) for projects in Nuevo Laredo, Tornillo, Rio Bravo, and Rio Grande City spanning the U.S.-Mexico border; and a $14.193 million cooperative agreement (CFDA 66.202, EPA Region 6, October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027) serving Anthony, El Paso County, North Alamo, and Del Rio, Texas. Under the Border 2025 program, Nadb administers project grants including a $183,000 award (CFDA 66.931, EPA Region 6, October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026) to conduct competitive RFPs for sub-grants addressing air pollution reduction, water quality improvement, and sustainable materials management across the border region. Nadb also provided capacity-building and technical assistance under Border 2025 activities focused on waste management and environmental equity in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California through cooperative agreements and project grants ranging from $139,877 to larger allocations through June 2026.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated with the Environmental Protection Agency across all regional divisions. EPA Region 6 leads with 23 awards, followed by EPA national office with 13 awards and EPA Region 9 with 10 awards, for a combined 46 of 48 awards (100% coverage). A single award came from the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and one from the EPA Office of the Administrator Funding Office. This customer concentration reflects Nadb's statutory role in administering congressionally mandated environmental programs specific to the U.S.-Mexico border region and U.S.-Mexico binational environmental cooperation.

Activity has averaged roughly four awards per year over the past five years, with $402.6 million in combined dollars obligated across all awards since 2001. Ten awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete exposure or grant extension opportunities. Nadb's single grant sub-award, dated October 22, 2025, involves an amendment to a Texas Commission On Environmental Quality contract extending through August 31, 2027 and increasing TCEQ's contribution by $145,550 for the 2026-2027 biennium.