$1.9 million is nothing, and they can’t do squat with that amount (especially spread over 3 years). Probably some low-level government clerk is doing this to help fund a few relatives or something.
And herein lies the problem. In 5 years this will be full of government union parasites sucking even more of our tax dollars. These "programs" never end but continue to grow. Before long they will all have their own SWAT teams to protect us of course.