A more extensive database is the Foundation Center’s Online Directory. This is available only by subscription. The IAC Associate Dean for Research will be happy to provide a month’s subscription for you to explore foundations in your area; just send an email with your request. After a month of access, you should have a good list of foundations that you can continue to explore directly on their web sites.
You will then need to obtain clearance to approach the foundation, since Georgia Tech must coordinate requests across the Institute.
Application Process:
Prior to approaching the foundation, obtain clearance with Georgia Tech’s Office of Foundation Relations. Send an email to the director of that office, Shelese Lane, with a copy to the College development officer and Associate Dean for Research asking for permission. You should get an answer within a day or two. The reason for this rule is to avoid having multiple proposals from Georgia Tech interfere with each other in the decision process of the foundation.