Whether you're just getting started, looking for new customers, wanting to grow sales through e-commerce, or focusing on workforce.
We're here to help.

Check out the upcoming trainings below!
Childcare Training
Tiny Training Webinar Series for Childcare Providers

The Tiny Training webinar series is offered by Zero to Five Montana and is targeted to childcare business owners, community members interested in starting childcare solutions, and anyone with interest in the topic of childcare as workforce infrastructure.


Tiny Training
January 26
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Agriculture Grants
Beef & Beer, Pulse & Produce: How the State Can Assist with Grants

This session will look at several different grant programs offered to businesses and producers by the Montana Department of Agriculture to help small and large businesses with expansion efforts. These programs include the Growth Through Agriculture Program, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Business Acceleration Program and the Marketing Development Program. The presenter will provide an overview of who is eligible for each program and what activities each program can support.


Beef & Beer, Pulse & Produce
February 2
11-11:30 am
Government Contracting
Government Contracting with Northrop Grumman Corporation

February kicks off the first event in the quarterly series Strategic Teaming Alliance Roundtable. This series is designed to help businesses with navigating and benefiting from doing business with government agencies and large federal contractors. Join us in-person at the Great Falls Development Authority office or online.


Government Contracting
February 9
8 am
Does the Government Buy Your Product or Service?

The Government needs all kinds of goods, but do they buy what you have to offer? Join the Great Falls PTAC while we explore what sets you apart from your competition, how to conduct your own market research, readiness factors to consider, and where to start.


Does the Government Buy Your Product or Service?
March 22
10-10:30 am
Questions? Contact our
government contracting team today!
Lillian Sunwall
(406) 750-1253
Shannon Clancy
(406) 590-1184
Questions about our training and programs?
Connect with Tony Peres

Tony Peres
Small Business Navigator
(406) 750-2099
Our Mission
Grow diverse economic opportunities that enhance quality of life.

Great Falls Region Community Vision
The Great Falls Region will be a proud, positive, and vibrant community, which welcomes new people, new investments, and innovative opportunities while celebrating its authentic and diverse Montana culture. Our community will be a safe and inclusive place to raise families and will offer opportunities for individual growth and quality of life, which retains and grows our population.

GFDA Organizational Vision
Great Falls Development Authority will be a change agent, catalyst, and facilitator in the Great Falls region, fostering collaboration and partnerships to support diverse economic opportunities, innovation, and growth. Our economic development organization will be a high performing leader in attracting new investment and talent. Our work providing access to capital, consulting, training and resources for entrepreneurs, businesses, developers, and nonprofits will transform Great Falls and the surrounding 13-county trade area into a thriving regional economy that enhances the standard of living for our people.    

GFDA is a certified Community Development Financial Institution and a 501(c)3 charitable organization. High Plains Financial is a certified Community Development Corporation that offers SBA 504 loans statewide. GFDA and High Plains Financial are Equal Opportunity Employers and Lenders.

GFDA is proud to host a Montana Small Business Development Center, a Montana Procurement Technical Assistance Center, and a Montana Food & Ag Development Center. We are also proud to provide office space for MSU's Montana Manufacturing Extension Center and an SBA Women's Business Center in partnership with the University of Montana and the Montana Native Growth Fund.

GFDA was the first economic development organization in the Rocky Mountain West to earn accreditation from the International Economic Development Council.

For more info, click to our website.