Hey @jeeper thanks for the post!
I do participate as a curator on the bounty #19 from R0GUE’ side.
The bounty#19 was stale for some time which caused the closing proposal. However we did reignite it last December with ref#1331! So its current status is most certainly active 
Everyone is welcome to review the ink!ubator github org: ink!ubator · GitHub
The most interesting bits would be
- the applications we receive: GitHub - use-inkubator/Ecosystem-Grants
- the milestones deliveries: GitHub - use-inkubator/Grant-Milestone-Delivery: Repository to submit finished milestones
Regarding public communications we mainly use:
- The above linked repos
- ink! X account: https://x.com/ink_lang
- The ink! developers TG group: Telegram: View @inkathon
- A dedicated matrix room (not specially active):
#sm-bounty-support:matrix.org
On reporting, we have shared the following public updates with the community since we started working: