THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO FUND RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY DARPA BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICES BTO ARCADIA PROGRAM. THIS EFFORT SHALL BE CARRIED OUT GENERALLY AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT B, RESEARCH DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT, DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2022, AND IN THE RECIPIENTS REVISED PROPOSAL TITLED, MICROBES ACHIEVE RESISTANCE TO MICROORGANISM INFLUENCED RUST ?ARMOR. AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR DEFEATING CORROSION, DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2022, COPIES OF WHICH ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF BOTH PARTIES.