The Georgia Research Alliance is an Atlanta, Georgia-based nonprofit organization that coordinates research efforts between Georgia's public and private sectors. While GRA receives a state appropriation for investment in university-based research opportunities, its operations are funded through foundation and industry contributions. In its first 19 years, GRA leveraged $525 million in state funding into $2.6 billion of additional federal and private investment. The university partners include the following institutions:^[1]

• University of Georgia
• Augusta University
• Emory University
• Clark Atlanta University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Georgia State University
• Mercer University
• Morehouse School of Medicine