NSEDC is a private nonprofit corporation representing 15 member communities and over 8,493 people in the Bering Straits Region of Northwestern Alaska. NSEDC is one of six Community Development Quota (CDQ) organizations in Alaska.

NSEDC is a private nonprofit corporation representing 15 member communities and over 8,493 people in the Bering Straits Region of Northwestern Alaska. NSEDC is one of six Community Development Quota (CDQ) organizations in Alaska.

The Western Alaska Community Development Association (WACDA) was authorized in amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 2006.