No. It is the gift described in the Gold Card process after successful vetting and official instructions, separate from the US$15,000 nonrefundable processing fee.
Budget for what the official terms actually describe
Corporate principal terms use a US$2 million gift, with the published ongoing and family charges. None of these amounts should be relabeled as a guaranteed passport price, and additional official fees may apply to the actual process.
The gift, once made after successful vetting, is a gift: it confers no interest in anything, produces no income, cannot be sold and is not repaid. The framework is described as leading to an EB-1 or EB-2 classification for an eligible, admissible applicant when a visa is available. The United States requests the gift only once vetting succeeds.
Do not infer that a percentage payment completes the entire replacement process or guarantees approval. A U.S. passport is issued only to U.S. citizens, so no payment in the Gold Card process purchases one directly, and successful vetting under the program does not itself confer citizenship. The classification the program relies on, EB-1 or EB-2, leads at most to permanent residence for an eligible, admissible applicant when a visa is available; citizenship is a separate status that can only be sought later, through naturalization, after that permanent residence is held for the legally required period. Because published figures are set by the program itself and can be revised, reconfirming the current amount directly on the official page, on the day a decision is made, is more reliable than relying on a secondhand summary. Separating what the government actually requires from what a private advisor or platform charges for its own services keeps the budget accurate.