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GRA Innovation & Entrepreneurship — Development Grants

GRA I&E Development Grant

Supports Georgia university teams with prototype development and commercialization validation.

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The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public-private partnership funded in part by more than $728 million in State of Georgia appropriations since 1991. The I&E Development Grant is the mid-stage tier within GRA's Innovation & Entrepreneurship commercialization portfolio and is available to faculty researchers at GRA's eight partner universities: University of Georgia, Georg

Technology commercialization and technical risk reduction for faculty researchers at Georgia's eight GRA partner universities, including prototype refinement, validation, preclinical testing, and customer pilots.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: gra.org