Very briefly, it would be something to explore. I think the key word here is “experimental”. Funding agencies need to be ready to experiment with new ways of allocating funding. We can see this trend internationally. In fact, the Europeans and the Swiss National Science Foundation often do this. There is even talk of randomizing funding, i.e., handing out some of the funding randomly, because at the moment, the peer review system is recognized the world over as being imperfect.
On April 18th, 2024. See this statement in context.