Also, on covid pandemic, as most people and businesses qualified, it is probably not even a gift but a tax refund, or just currency debasement leading to inflation. Not accepting it is like not accepting tax refund or accepting that your money is now worth 10% less. So, this becomes a matana from you to (mostly) non-Jews and this is questionable according to sources I quoted above.
An excuse that the recipient will do something for you is not applicable – do you expect IRS to pick up your phone call faster if you won’t accept the money!?