Annual Report | 2024
Designations and Major Programs
Area Agency On Aging and Disability GNRC is designated by the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging as the Area Agency on Aging and Disability (AAAD) to provide care, nutrition, transportation, and other services to older or physically disabled Middle Tennesseans. GNRC is designated by the Bureau of TennCare as the single point of entry to Medicaid-reimbursed long-term services for senior adults, and adults over age 21 with a physical disability. GNRC participates as a member of the Tennessee State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), serving as Middle Tennessee’s primary source of unbiased Medicare counseling.
Metropolitan Planning Organization GNRC provides administration and professional staffing support to the federally-designated Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) responsible for implementing regional transportation planning and programming across Davidson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson counties, and serves as a member of the Clarksville Urbanized Area MPO and the Middle Tennessee Rural Planning Organization. Economic Development District GNRC is designated by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to serve as the region’s Economic Development District and prepares the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) on behalf of local officials, Chambers of Commerce, and private sector investors.
Local Planning and Community Development GNRC offers a variety of local planning and economic and community development services to communities across the mid-state including grant-writing, administration, and technical assistance related to land use and zoning, solid waste, historic preservation, and housing. Small Business Lending GNRC partners with the U.S. Economic Development Administration to offer a revolving loan fund for economic development projects and provides professional staffing to the Mid-Cumberland Area Development Corporation (MADC), a Certified Development Company that offers small business lending through the U.S. Small Business Administration. Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus GNRC convenes the Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus to support relationship building, shared learning, and regional collaboration around the development of state policy and legislative priorities.
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