No, you do not enter a 1099G as a W-2. A government grant does not count as earned income toward the earned income credit. The "boxes" of a W-2 do not match up to the boxes on a 1099G.
Go to Federal>Wages and Income>1099Misc and Other Common Income>Other 1099G Income to enter the taxable grant
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