According to FOIA, Yosef Barron Omar received the grants without applying for them, and with no expectation that he'd use the money for any specific thing.

In other words, he was likely paid off by the Biden Administration for keeping the fact that the couple shares a parent a secret.

DOGE is in the process of clawing back the 2024 installment. They've forwarded the file to the Justice Department for further review.