Alan Gross, the contractor freed last week after five years in a Cuban jail will receive $3.2 million from the U.S. government as part of a settlement with his employer, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced on Tuesday.

Gross was employed by Bethesda, Maryland-based DAI as part of a USAID-financed project in Cuba. DAI had sought $7 million for Gross, said a USAID spokesman.

"Our understanding is that the money will go to Alan Gross as part of an agreement between the two parties," the USAID spokesman said. The money would be paid in the next few days, he added.