I think there are busy people will have the connections to make a good grant but won’t have the time to write a full report. In fact, I think there are many competent people that are very busy.
Other reasons why someone competent at picking grants may not feel comfortable with the thought of having to write a report might be because writing specifically isn’t their strength or because exposing their thinking to public scrutiny might be anxiety-inducing.
I think there are busy people will have the connections to make a good grant but won’t have the time to write a full report. In fact, I think there are many competent people that are very busy.
Other reasons why someone competent at picking grants may not feel comfortable with the thought of having to write a report might be because writing specifically isn’t their strength or because exposing their thinking to public scrutiny might be anxiety-inducing.
Or because their best granting opportunity can’t be justified with publically-available knowledge, or has other weird optics / reputational concerns.