Applying for GRA grants and loans
It begins with contacting your university representative
GRA supports and supplements technology transfer at Georgia universities. So if you’re a university researcher seeking GRA investment and guidance, first contact your tech transfer or commercialization office.
(If your university or college doesn’t have a tech transfer office, you can email us here.)
Each university also has a designated GRA representative who helps identify promising projects and coordinate development and submission of proposals to GRA (see list below). Our proposal templates are available through university representatives.
GRA staff are available to discuss program mechanics, project fit and general program questions.
What Makes a Strong Proposal
- A clear technical or commercialization question being tested
- Milestones that create a go/no-go decision
- A realistic project scope aligned with the requested budget
- Evidence that the technology offers advantages relative to existing solutions
- A credible pathway toward commercialization or real-world adoption
GRA supports technologies across many domains. Whether the project involves a therapeutic discovery, a new agricultural technology, a software platform, an advanced material, or an engineering system, the I&E program focuses on projects that demonstrate clear progress toward real-world application.
University Representatives for GRA
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
Michael Moore, Ph.D.
706.721.4055
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Patrick Reynolds, Ph.D.
404.727.2211
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Joanne Mitchell, Ph.D.
404.413.6687
GEORGIA TECH
Jon Goldman
404.915.4880
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
Chris Cornelison, Ph.D.
470-578-5115
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
James W. Lillard, Ph.D., M.B.A.
404.752.1863
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Dan Geller, Ph.D.
706-583-0876
If you’re with another accredited university in Georgia and seek I&E funding, email us here.
Note: Money awarded through GRA Innovation & Entrepreneurship grants does not fund indirect (F&A) costs.
