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      "title": "Grants and Contributions — UKRI Critical Minerals – 10113987 - Li-PICK - Energy Efficient Battery Recycling Enabled by Recrystallization",
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      "url": "https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrc-cnrc%2C172-2024-2025-Q2-1022725%2Ccurrent",
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      "title": "Backgrounder: Canada unlocks 26 new investments and partnerships with 9 allied countries to secure critical minerals supply chains",
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