3 ms·I’m surprised the federal government isn’t entitled to some form of ownership in the company if it IPOs.by dev_dull 8y agoI’m surprised the federal government isn’t entitled to some form of ownership in the company if it IPOs.sjg007 8y agoThey get taxes typically.jhall1468 8y agoThey were research grants. The idea behind a grant is that you don't get anything aside from the "knowledge" gleaned from the research.