diff --git a/grants/tezos-foundation-keeps-2026/RESEARCH.md b/grants/tezos-foundation-keeps-2026/RESEARCH.md
index 50f44524b6..3647343f4f 100644
--- a/grants/tezos-foundation-keeps-2026/RESEARCH.md
+++ b/grants/tezos-foundation-keeps-2026/RESEARCH.md
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ August → first milestone payment late summer / early fall 2026.
 - `system/public/aesthetic.computer/disks/keep.mjs` — the mint UI (3,798 lines)
 - `system/netlify/functions/keep-confirm.mjs`, `keep-update.mjs` — backend
 
-## SUBMITTED 2026-05-22
+## REJECTED — status confirmed 2026-09-23
+
+Jeffrey confirmed the rejection in conversation on September 23, 2026. The rejection date and reason were not provided. This proposal is no longer an active funding prospect.
+
+### Submission history — 2026-05-22
 
 **Management page:** <https://grants.tezos.foundation/proposals/detail/a2c89b4d-a1ed-42cc-b2df-0e3e59954a7f/>
 
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ We landed in **Smart Contract Templates** because Milestone 4 is literally
 - **Submitted PDF:** `proposal.pdf` (4 pages, AC paper style — xelatex + YWFT
   Processing + Berkeley Mono + AC palette). Source: `proposal.tex` + `build.fish`.
 
-### What happens next
+### Review timeline expected at submission (historical)
 
 Tezos Foundation grants run on a rolling submission, quarterly review cycle:
 proposals submitted in a given quarter are reviewed the month following
diff --git a/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html b/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html
index fbe59d0620..e6e614a589 100644
--- a/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html
+++ b/system/public/papers.aesthetic.computer/deadlines/index.html
@@ -1554,17 +1554,17 @@
                 notes: 'Essay-shaped prize; the monthly AC essays and the free-vs-open paper are the raw material. Confirm rights, length and judging before drafting. Sourced from the Fuser Assembly newsletter, 2026-09-16.',
             },
             {
-                section: 'active',
+                section: 'submitted',
                 venue: 'LACE — 2027 Lightning Fund',
                 venueUrl: 'https://welcometolace.org/lightning-fund/',
-                track: '$6,000 project grant for LA County artists (Warhol-funded) · same form is the entry for the $10,000 Jacki Apple Award',
+                track: '$6,000 project grant — Aesthetic Computer: Open Computing Sessions',
                 deadline: '2026-09-23',
-                deadlineExtra: '11:59 PM PT · Submittable · target Tue Sept 22',
-                conference: 'Los Angeles · no fee · notification by end of Jan 2027 · project within one year',
-                status: 'go',
-                statusLabel: 'Drafting',
+                deadlineExtra: 'Submitted Sept 23 via Submittable',
+                conference: 'Los Angeles · notification by end of Jan 2027 · project within one year',
+                status: 'submitted',
+                statusLabel: 'Submitted',
                 draftPath: 'lace-lightning-fund-2026/DRAFT.md',
-                notes: 'Verified open 2026-09-20. Short form: 300-word bio, 500-word project, 500-word budget, 1–3 samples (video ≤2 min). Criteria: concept, local context, public access outside museums/galleries, capacity within a year, community impact. Spine (decided with jeffrey 09-20): <strong>Bring a Laptop — a year of NELA Computer Club in public</strong>: 12 salvaged laptops flashed with AC Native as a lending fleet people keep, six public nights (Plot + a library branch + a rec center), a second club server node, and a bilingual riso field guide. Applied as a club member proposing for the club (the club has no owner/host; fiscal sponsor Metagov). Calibration: 2026 panel funded Secret Server Club\'s <em>Local Area Network</em> ($7,500, collective) among 270+ applicants. Draft v1 in the vault; needs jeffrey\'s club-night sign-off (Tue Sept 22), three photos of a club night, phone/address.',
+                notes: 'Submitted September 23, 2026 as individual artist Jeffrey Alan Scudder. <strong>Aesthetic Computer: Open Computing Sessions</strong>: six free public sessions, twelve salvaged laptops, paid facilitators, and a bilingual field guide. NELA is a potential supporter only. Two work samples attached: notepat and KidLisp $roz. Jacki Apple consideration not selected under the portal’s 20-year mature-practice requirement. Confirmation and exact application copy saved in the private vault.',
             },
             {
                 section: 'open',
diff --git a/tezos/package.json b/tezos/package.json
index 83e2e8989e..dc0bac2822 100644
--- a/tezos/package.json
+++ b/tezos/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "ecpair": "^3.0.1",
     "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.7.15",
+    "mongodb": "^6.21.0",
     "opensea-js": "^8.0.19",
     "qrcode": "^1.5.4",
     "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0"