Cost to apply for grant: $10,000
Cost to govt to review grant proposals and make awards (per proposal): $20,000
Cost to company to fill in the gazillion forms showing the government you have the “right” employee mix: $20,000
Cost to govt to review and file all that crapola: $20,000
Cost to company when govt accuses them of not hiring enough left handed, twelve toed Hispanic lesbians: $100,000
Cost to company to hire specialist law team to extricate themselves from the aforesaid endless mess: $300,000
Net drag on economy: $500,000
you forgot to add in all the kickbacks to the politicians