diff --git a/app/db_sql.py b/app/db_sql.py
index 8e080de..6489b12 100644
--- a/app/db_sql.py
+++ b/app/db_sql.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def sql_insert(
             if key != 'id': # Creating a special exception for the id field.
                 field_list.append('`'+str(key) + '` = :' + str(key))
 
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
+            if isinstance(value, dict) or isinstance(value, list):
                 data[key] = json.dumps(value)
 
         set_values_string = ', '.join(field_list)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def sql_update(
             if key != 'id': # Creating a special exception for the id field.
                 fields_string.append('`'+str(key) + '` = :' + str(key))
 
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
+            if isinstance(value, dict) or isinstance(value, list):
                 data[key] = json.dumps(value)
 
         sql_set = ', '.join(fields_string)
diff --git a/app/methods/event_abstract_methods.py b/app/methods/event_abstract_methods.py
index 4264233..e546660 100644
--- a/app/methods/event_abstract_methods.py
+++ b/app/methods/event_abstract_methods.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import datetime
+import datetime, json
 
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
 from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr, Field, PrivateAttr, ValidationError, validator
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ def create_update_event_abstract_obj(
 
     event_abstract_dict = event_abstract_obj.dict(by_alias=False, exclude_defaults=False, exclude_unset=True, exclude={'event_file_list', 'event_person', 'event_person_list', 'event_presenter_list', 'created_on', 'updated_on'})
 
+    # log.debug(type(event_abstract_dict.get('topics_json', None)))
+    # if 'topics_json' in event_abstract_dict and (isinstance(event_abstract_dict['topics_json'], dict) or isinstance(event_abstract_dict['topics_json'], list)):
+    #     log.debug('Need to convert to JSON string')
+    #     event_abstract_dict['topics_json'] = json.dumps(event_abstract_dict['topics_json'])
+    # log.debug(event_abstract_dict)
+
+
     if event_abstract_id:
         if event_abstract_dict_up_result := sql_update(data=event_abstract_dict, table_name='event_abstract', rm_id_random=True):
             log.info(f'Event Abstract updated. event_abstract_id={event_abstract_id}')
diff --git a/app/models/event_abstract_models.py b/app/models/event_abstract_models.py
index c6a2369..3f3ac8e 100644
--- a/app/models/event_abstract_models.py
+++ b/app/models/event_abstract_models.py
@@ -180,13 +180,26 @@ class Event_Abstract_Base_New(Core_Std_Obj_Base):
     # poc_event_person_id_random: Optional[str] # Maybe change this to primary_event_person?
 
     external_id: Optional[str]
-    grant_id: Optional[str]
+
+    # type_code: Optional[str]
 
     description: Optional[str]
-    abstract: Optional[str]
+    abstract: Optional[str] # Actual abstract text
 
     passcode: Optional[str]
 
+    grant_code: Optional[str]
+    grant_type_code: Optional[str]
+    grant_json: Optional[Union[Json, None]]
+
+    category_code: Optional[str]
+    # category2_code: Optional[str]
+
+    topics_json: Optional[Union[Json, None]]
+
+    submitter_json: Optional[Union[Json, None]]
+    coauthors_json: Optional[Union[Json, None]]
+
     class Config:
         underscore_attrs_are_private = True
         allow_population_by_field_name = True
@@ -210,6 +223,8 @@ class Event_Abstract_In(Event_Abstract_Base_New):
 
     event_session_id: Optional[int]
 
+    # grant_json: Optional[Union[str, None]]
+
 
     @validator('id', always=True)
     def event_abstract_id_lookup(cls, v, values, **kwargs):