US federal government could give additional funding to Canadian mining companies to extract resources from Arkansas. MSM spins this to make it a matter of "national security", to not be dependent on foreign sources. (Canada is foreign to USA.)

https://katv.com/news/local/billion-dollar-southwest-arkansas-commercial-lithium-project-to-receive-federal-funding-standard-lithium-carbonate-equinor-ceo-david-park-jesse-edmondson-lafayette-county-el-dorado-bromine-battery-china-energy-dependence-batteries-smackover-formation

Two sources that confirm the mining companies are from Canada, receiving US federal funds.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/us-military-awards-14-8m-to-canadian-critical-minerals-firms/

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/03/02/looking-beyond-the-fence-at-standard-lithiums-south-west-arkansas-project/