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GRA Innovation & Entrepreneurship — Exploratory Grants

GRA I&E Exploratory Grant

Supports Georgia university researchers with feasibility testing and demand validation funding.

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The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public-private partnership founded in 1990 and funded in part by more than $728 million in State of Georgia investment since 1991. Its Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) grant programs exist to drive commercialization value from research conducted at Georgia's eight partner universities: University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Emory, Georg

Early-stage technology feasibility testing and market demand validation for faculty researchers at Georgia's eight GRA partner universities, covering technical experiments, prototyping, and customer discovery.

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