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Exhibit A <br /> SCOPE OF WORK <br /> December 14, 2023 <br /> To: City of Decatur <br /> Attention: Keith Alexander, Water Production Manager, City of Decatur, Illinois <br /> #1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza <br /> Decatur, Illinois 62523 <br /> Subject: Scope of Services for expedited technical assistance for farmer applicants to the <br /> Lake Decatur Watershed RCPP(2024-55) <br /> About FarmRaise <br /> Established in 2020, FarmRaise provides an innovative, first-in-class tool that connects growers <br /> with game-changing capital to invest in farmland soil health and sustainability. As an official <br /> USDA Cooperator, FarmRaise is adept at developing secure and streamlined digital tools for <br /> producers; today, we partner closely with USDA officials to deliver streamlined, digital modules <br /> that enable producers to access key Farm Service Agency funding programs. Our software has <br /> supported hundreds of growers in navigating and completing paperwork for FSA and NRCS <br /> conservation cost-share programs. <br /> We pride ourselves on designing and developing software using a user-centric and grower- <br /> guided approach. No other grant administration and tracking software exists that has been built <br /> by and for growers directly. FarmRaise also leverages crucial partnerships with entities like the <br /> USDA and government cooperators to create a critical feedback loop between funders, <br /> government agencies and the growers they serve. <br /> Scope of Work for Lake Decatur Watershed RCPP (2024-55) <br /> FarmRaise will produce a digital, online module for use by prospective farmer applicants and <br /> RCPP program administrators to expedite the completion of USDA eligibility and program <br /> application paperwork. The module will be made freely available to all prospective growers and <br /> the administrators that are working with them. Additionally, FarmRaise will provide, as an in- <br /> kind contribution, free access through a free trial to other supportive software from FarmRaise, <br /> including the FarmRaise FSA records support module and Premium farm funding library. <br /> FarmRaise will conduct the build of the module in the first year of the RCPP and will maintain <br /> and improve the module in the subsequent years. <br /> Exhibit A 1 <br />