Yeap, aware. But handing someone a multi-million lottery ticket can Anna Nicole Smith them. To start, 50k or so and see how they use it. More as they show ability to budget and results.
I don't disagree, I was simply providing sources for midas007's comment. I don't have an opinion (that's worth mentioning) on giving the OpenSSL people money.
It's cool. I think it's a good idea for them to get more than $4k AND code help from industry.