Section 20-2-250 of Georgia's Quality Basic Education (QBE) Act, passed in March, 1985, provides for three types of innovative activities: developmental projects, training center/dissemination projects, and adoption projects. This part of the Act is administered by the Georgia Department of Education under the Innovation Program. The activities are evaluated by a small cadre of highly trained and qualified "state validators," who review the developmental projects on-site and make recommendations to the state superintendent of schools for certification. This document describes each of the three types of projects funded under the Innovation Program and the mechanisms for funding, implementing, and evaluating these projects. The last part then reviews the development projects that have been established and funded since 1985. In summary, the state of Georgia has an organized, managed delivery system for educational improvement that encompasses development through dissemination and involves the cooperative efforts of state staff, university staff, and local system staff. (TE)