diff --git a/src/components/RichText/RichTextView.tsx b/src/components/RichText/RichTextView.tsx
index 671871443a..80e47cd2c8 100644
--- a/src/components/RichText/RichTextView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RichText/RichTextView.tsx
@@ -2,31 +2,54 @@ import type { OutputData as RichTextData } from '@editorjs/editorjs';
 import { Divider, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import Blocks from 'editorjs-blocks-react-renderer';
 import HTMLReactParser from 'html-react-parser';
-import { memo } from 'react';
-import { ToolKey } from './editorJsTools';
+import { ComponentType, memo, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { BlockDataMap, ToolKey } from './editorJsTools';
+
+export type Renderers = {
+  [K in ToolKey]?: ComponentType<BlockProps<K>>;
+};
+
+export interface BlockProps<K extends ToolKey> {
+  data?: K extends keyof BlockDataMap ? BlockDataMap[K] : never;
+  className?: string;
+}
 
 export const RichTextView = memo(function RichTextView({
   data,
+  renderers: renderersInput,
 }: {
   data?: RichTextData | null;
+  renderers?: Renderers;
 }) {
+  const renderers = useMemo(
+    () => ({ ...defaultRenderers, ...renderersInput }),
+    [renderersInput]
+  );
   if (!data) {
     return null;
   }
   const data1 = { version: '0', time: 0, ...data };
-  return <Blocks data={data1} renderers={renderers} />;
+  return (
+    <Blocks
+      data={data1}
+      // @ts-expect-error our types are stricter
+      renderers={renderers}
+    />
+  );
 });
 
-type RenderFn<T = undefined> = (_: { data?: T }) => JSX.Element;
+const ParagraphBlock = ({ data }: BlockProps<'paragraph'>) => (
+  <Typography paragraph>
+    <Text data={data} />
+  </Typography>
+);
 
-const ParagraphBlock: RenderFn<{ text: string }> = ({ data }) => {
+export const Text = ({ data }: BlockProps<'paragraph'>) => {
   const { text } = data ?? {};
-  return <Typography paragraph>{text && HTMLReactParser(text)}</Typography>;
+  return <>{text && HTMLReactParser(text)}</>;
 };
 
-const HeaderBlock: RenderFn<{ text: string; level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 }> = ({
-  data,
-}) => {
+const HeaderBlock = ({ data }: BlockProps<'header'>) => {
   const { text, level = 1 } = data ?? {};
   return (
     <Typography variant={`h${level}`} gutterBottom>
@@ -35,9 +58,9 @@ const HeaderBlock: RenderFn<{ text: string; level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 }> = ({
   );
 };
 
-const DelimiterBlock: RenderFn = () => <Divider sx={{ my: 2 }} />;
+const DelimiterBlock = () => <Divider sx={{ my: 2 }} />;
 
-const renderers: { [K in ToolKey]?: RenderFn<any> } = {
+const defaultRenderers: Renderers = {
   paragraph: ParagraphBlock,
   header: HeaderBlock,
   delimiter: DelimiterBlock,
diff --git a/src/components/RichText/editorJsTools.ts b/src/components/RichText/editorJsTools.ts
index 6b8fca78e4..1ace2c8cd8 100644
--- a/src/components/RichText/editorJsTools.ts
+++ b/src/components/RichText/editorJsTools.ts
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@ export type ToolKey = keyof typeof EDITOR_JS_TOOLS;
 
 export const customTools = (toolsNames: ToolKey[]) =>
   pick(EDITOR_JS_TOOLS, toolsNames);
+
+export interface BlockDataMap {
+  paragraph: { text: string };
+  header: { text: string; level: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 };
+  list: { style: 'unordered' | 'ordered'; items: string[] };
+}
diff --git a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsExpandedGrid.tsx b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsExpandedGrid.tsx
index a100f8b2d3..6b52d36b55 100644
--- a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsExpandedGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsExpandedGrid.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { Box } from '@mui/material';
 import {
   DataGridProProps as DataGridProps,
+  GridRenderCellParams,
   GridRowId,
   GridToolbarColumnsButton,
   GridToolbarFilterButton,
@@ -24,9 +26,34 @@ import {
 
 const COLLAPSED_ROW_HEIGHT = 54;
 
+// Position cell text consistently regardless of expansion
+const NonExpansionCell = ({ formattedValue }: GridRenderCellParams) => (
+  <Box
+    sx={{
+      '--height': `${COLLAPSED_ROW_HEIGHT}px`,
+      // Causes row to grow by 1px on row height auto
+      // Shift the 1px to padding to prevent.
+      height: 'calc(var(--height) - 1px)',
+      pt: '1px',
+      // This is exactly what MUI does when not auto height
+      lineHeight: 'calc(var(--height) - 1px)',
+
+      display: 'flex',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+    }}
+  >
+    {formattedValue}
+  </Box>
+);
+
 const columns = entries(ProgressReportsColumnMap).map(([name, col]) => ({
   field: name,
   ...col,
+  ...(!(
+    'cellClassName' in col && col.cellClassName.includes(ExpansionMarker)
+  ) && {
+    renderCell: NonExpansionCell,
+  }),
 }));
 
 const initialState = {
@@ -93,11 +120,6 @@ export const ProgressReportsExpandedGrid = (props: Partial<DataGridProps>) => {
           '.MuiDataGrid-cell': {
             minHeight: COLLAPSED_ROW_HEIGHT,
           },
-          [`.MuiDataGrid-row--dynamicHeight .MuiDataGrid-cell:not(.${ExpansionMarker})`]:
-            {
-              // Magic number to keep text vertically unchanged when the row is expanded
-              pt: '17.5px',
-            },
         },
         ...extendSx(props.sx),
       ]}
diff --git a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsGrid.tsx b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsGrid.tsx
index 2d25565884..21b3e31a12 100644
--- a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/ProgressReportsGrid.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ import {
   textColumn,
   useDataGridSource,
 } from '~/components/Grid';
-import { RichTextView } from '~/components/RichText';
 import { Link } from '~/components/Routing';
 import {
   ProgressReportsDataGridRowFragment as ProgressReport,
   ProgressReportsDocument,
 } from './progressReportsDataGridRow.graphql';
+import { RichTextCell } from './RichTextCell';
 import { VariantResponseCell } from './VariantResponseCell';
 
 export type ProgressReportColumnMapShape = Record<
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export type ProgressReportColumnMapShape = Record<
   SetOptional<GridColDef<ProgressReport>, 'field'>
 >;
 
-export const ExpansionMarker = 'multiline';
+export const ExpansionMarker = 'expandable';
 
 export const ProgressReportsColumnMap = {
   project: {
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ export const ProgressReportsColumnMap = {
   },
   'varianceExplanation.comments': {
     headerName: 'Variance Explanation',
-    width: 250,
+    width: 400,
     sortable: false,
     filterable: false,
     valueGetter: (_, { varianceExplanation }) =>
       varianceExplanation.comments.value,
-    renderCell: ({ value }) => (
-      <Box m={1} display="flex" alignItems="center" gap={1}>
-        <RichTextView data={value} />
+    renderCell: (props) => (
+      <Box my={1}>
+        <RichTextCell {...props} />
       </Box>
     ),
     cellClassName: ExpansionMarker,
diff --git a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/RichTextCell.tsx b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/RichTextCell.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b19721927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/RichTextCell.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { Box, Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import {
+  GridState,
+  GridRenderCellParams as RenderCellParams,
+  useGridSelector,
+} from '@mui/x-data-grid';
+import { extendSx, RichTextJson, StyleProps } from '~/common';
+import {
+  BlockProps,
+  Renderers,
+  RichTextView,
+  Text,
+} from '../../../components/RichText';
+import { ProgressReportsDataGridRowFragment as ProgressReport } from './progressReportsDataGridRow.graphql';
+
+type CellParams = RenderCellParams<ProgressReport, RichTextJson>;
+
+export const RichTextCell = ({
+  id,
+  value,
+  api,
+  sx,
+  className,
+}: Pick<CellParams, 'value' | 'id' | 'api'> & StyleProps) => {
+  const selectedRows = useGridSelector(
+    { current: api },
+    (state: GridState) => state.rowSelection
+  );
+  const isExpanded = selectedRows.includes(id);
+
+  if (!value) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      sx={[
+        {
+          overflow: 'hidden',
+          textWrap: 'wrap',
+          display: isExpanded ? 'contents' : '-webkit-box',
+          WebkitLineClamp: '2',
+          WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
+
+          // No trailing spacing on response
+          '& > *:last-child': { mb: 0 },
+        },
+        ...extendSx(sx),
+      ]}
+      className={className}
+    >
+      <RichTextView data={value} renderers={renderers} />
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+const ParagraphBlock = ({ data }: BlockProps<'paragraph'>) => (
+  <Typography variant="body2" paragraph>
+    <Text data={data} />
+  </Typography>
+);
+
+const List = ({ data }: BlockProps<'list'>) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-no-useless-fragment
+  if (!data) return <></>;
+  const { style, items } = data;
+  return (
+    <Box
+      component={style === 'unordered' ? 'ul' : 'ol'}
+      sx={{ display: 'contents' }}
+    >
+      {items.map((text, index) => (
+        <Typography
+          key={index}
+          variant="body2"
+          component="li"
+          gutterBottom
+          sx={{
+            display: 'block',
+            '&::before': {
+              content: style === 'unordered' ? `"• "` : `"${index + 1}. "`,
+            },
+            '&:last-of-type': { mb: 0 },
+          }}
+        >
+          <Text data={{ text }} />
+        </Typography>
+      ))}
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+const renderers: Renderers = {
+  paragraph: ParagraphBlock,
+  list: List,
+};
diff --git a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/VariantResponseCell.tsx b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/VariantResponseCell.tsx
index d11643d572..018621e68a 100644
--- a/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/VariantResponseCell.tsx
+++ b/src/scenes/Dashboard/ProgressReportsWidget/VariantResponseCell.tsx
@@ -1,48 +1,25 @@
 import { Box } from '@mui/material';
 import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
-import {
-  GridState,
-  GridRenderCellParams as RenderCellParams,
-  useGridSelector,
-} from '@mui/x-data-grid';
+import { GridRenderCellParams as RenderCellParams } from '@mui/x-data-grid';
 import { VariantResponseFragment as VariantResponse } from '~/common/fragments';
-import { RichTextView } from '../../../components/RichText';
 import { RoleIcon as BaseRoleIcon } from '../../../components/RoleIcon';
 import { ProgressReportsDataGridRowFragment as ProgressReport } from './progressReportsDataGridRow.graphql';
+import { RichTextCell } from './RichTextCell';
 
 type CellParams = RenderCellParams<ProgressReport, VariantResponse>;
 
 export const VariantResponseCell = ({ value, ...props }: CellParams) => {
-  const selectedRows = useGridSelector(
-    { current: props.api },
-    (state: GridState) => state.rowSelection
-  );
-  const isExpanded = selectedRows[0] === props.id;
-
   if (!value) return null;
 
   const { variant } = value;
   const response = value.response.value!;
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{
-        my: 1,
-
-        overflow: 'hidden',
-        textWrap: 'wrap',
-        display: isExpanded ? undefined : '-webkit-box',
-        WebkitLineClamp: '2',
-        WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
-
-        // No trailing spacing on response
-        '& > *:last-child': { mb: 0 },
-      }}
-    >
+    <Box my={1}>
       <RoleIcon
         variantRole={variant.responsibleRole}
         sx={{ fontSize: 36, float: 'left', mr: 1 }}
       />
-      <RichTextView data={response} />
+      <RichTextCell value={response} {...props} />
     </Box>
   );
 };