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@@ -28,3 +28,11 @@ Presently, this work require a patched linkml installation. The patch(es) are
 listed in `patches/`. The script `tools/patch_linkml` documents how they need
 to be applied. This script can be used to patch a local installation, and is
 also executed in the GitHub actions that validate the included data models.
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+## Acknowledgements
+
+This work was funded by
+
+- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under grant SFB 1451 ([431549029](https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/431549029), INF project)
+- [MKW-NRW: Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen](https://www.mkw.nrw) under the Kooperationsplattformen 2022 program, grant number: KP22-106A