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I’ll skip the technical details, and I’m not an expert on grants, but this probably has the most to do with it?

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Grants for research teams and non-profits - Storage limits · Hugging Face

We recommend that academic and research institutions upgrade to Team, Enterprise, or Academia Hub for guaranteed storage limits. In some cases, storage grants may be available for high-impact open-source work where a paid plan genuinely cannot cover...