That would also give you all the drawbacks of grants See “Reasons to evaluate a project after it is completed” in the original post
If you want to give me a living wage without me first having to prove my self in some way, please give me money.
For most people, grants aren’t simply “available”. There has to be some evidence. This can be provided either by arguing your case (normal grant application) or by just doing the work. I think many people (including me) would prefer to just do the work, and let that speak for itself (for the reasons explained in the original post).
That would also give you all the drawbacks of grants
See “Reasons to evaluate a project after it is completed” in the original post
If you want to give me a living wage without me first having to prove my self in some way, please give me money.
For most people, grants aren’t simply “available”. There has to be some evidence. This can be provided either by arguing your case (normal grant application) or by just doing the work. I think many people (including me) would prefer to just do the work, and let that speak for itself (for the reasons explained in the original post).