<nodes> <node id="686878">  <title><![CDATA[Intro to Federal Funding for Startups]]></title>  <uid>34602</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p>Join Connie Casteel, the ATDC SBIR/STTR/Federal Funding expert, as she describes how companies can leverage government funding opportunities to help mature technologies into viable products.</p><p>Presentation topics will include:</p><p>· Types of federal funding, as well as sources of funding</p><p>· Tips on identifying the right funding opportunities</p><p>· Overview of SBIR and STTR programs: “America’s largest seed fund”</p><p>· Eligibility requirements to qualify for funding opportunities</p><p>· How ATDC can help you navigate and coach you through the proposal process</p><p>· Next steps in pursuing federal funding</p><p>Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4udrxyzm</p>]]></body>  <author>Georgia Parmelee</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1765481887</created>  <gmt_created>2025-12-11 19:38:07</gmt_created>  <changed>1768480067</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-01-15 12:27:47</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[Join us to learn more about how to fund your startup]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[Join us to learn more about how to fund your startup]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>Learn how the federal government might be a good funding source for your startup. 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Trust is the lifeblood of any effective team, enabling many other things we know to be beneficial such as better communication, shared leadership, adaptability, and stronger performance. Knowing how to develop and maintain trust, and restore trust when it is unfortunately broken, is a critical skill for effective team management. Luckily, there is a science that can inform the most<br>effective way to do just that.&nbsp;<br><br>At the end of this session, participants will be able to:</p><ol><li>Define interpersonal trust as it applies within work teams.</li><li>Identify examples of common behaviors that build trust, break trust, and restore<br>trust in work teams.</li><li>Develop strategies to build and maintain trust over time in work teams.</li></ol><p>Team consult opportunity:</p><p>Our Team Science Skills presenters have graciously opened their schedules to provide a limited amount of attendees with direct feedback and guidance on their personal team issues. During a one-hour consulting session, attendees will be able to directly ask our experts questions and get personalized advice on how to effectively move their team forward. &nbsp;Requesters must attend the full session and complete the post-evaluation survey to be eligible.&nbsp;</p>]]></body>  <author>Colly Mitchell</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1769191725</created>  <gmt_created>2026-01-23 18:08:45</gmt_created>  <changed>1772046913</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-02-25 19:15:13</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA["Trust" - Jessica Wildman, Florida Institute of Technology]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA["Trust" - Jessica Wildman, Florida Institute of Technology]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>"Trust" - Jessica Wildman, Florida Institute of Technology</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-02-13T12:00:00-05:00</start>  <end>2026-02-13T13:00:00-05:00</end>  <end_last>2026-02-13T13:00:00-05:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-02-13 17:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-02-13 18:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-02-13 18:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-02-13T12:00:00-05:00</value>      <value2>2026-02-13T13:00:00-05:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-02-13 12:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-02-13 01:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:gray.elizabeth.messina@emory.edu">Elizabeth Gray, MD</a></p>]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[]]></fee>  <extras>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[Virtual event - see description]]></location>  <media>      </media>  <hg_media>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="655285"><![CDATA[GT Commercialization]]></group>          <group id="1292"><![CDATA[Parker H. 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