When you have a committee formed to distribute grants just give each faction on the committee one (or other equal number) of them unless grant type is already dictated. (Which is usually the case, like make at least one grant for this specific thing because that's what the money provider really wants and here's a bunch of extra money to divide up.) 
I wouldn't be surprised if the mandate was regarding some kind of scientific thing but the dumbass department had a seat on the committee so they had to come up with this convoluted stretch to fit a grant to that department and then also find somebody who would do it. I generally try to assume the actual academic doesn't want to truly write this nonsense but the money is too good for the department to pass up. I'm sure she's a true believer of course but would rather write something else.
I wouldn't be surprised if the mandate was regarding some kind of scientific thing but the dumbass department had a seat on the committee so they had to come up with this convoluted stretch to fit a grant to that department and then also find somebody who would do it. I generally try to assume the actual academic doesn't want to truly write this nonsense but the money is too good for the department to pass up. I'm sure she's a true believer of course but would rather write something else.
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