Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say if was from Obama per se, but these payments go out all the time (in the trillions, now) for inefficiency, fraud, bat-xxxx craziness of all sorts, and back-scratch-payola. And that is exactly what Obama stands for.
Actually was offered a grant from a San Diego couple once myself. My customer told me his wife writes grant proposals and he said they could just about guarantee one for me. Told him it was against my libertarian principals to accept such money. Was a Libertarian then (GWB’s daddies fault). Been Independent for many years, but definitely Tea Party for the rest of my life now.