16/03/2026
๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ข๐๐) ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฃ๐น๐๐+: ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ 10,000 ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐.
The ๐จ๐ฆ๐-๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ 44๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (๐ข๐ฉ๐ฃ), ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ (๐ข๐ง๐) and ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ (๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฆ) proudly recognize the winning proposal for the FundPlus+: Supporting Sustainable Impact seed grant competition. After a rigorous process by the Evaluations Committee, the ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐๐บ๐ฏ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ข๐๐) emerged as the winning proposal.
The Blue Thumb Coral Reef Rehabilitation Initiative aimed to restore damaged coral reefs by planting coral fragments on artificial structures which promotes marine biodiversity and ecosystem recovery in the Gawi Marine Sanctuary. This initiative aims to engage the students, faculty and community partners in environmental conservation and marine protection activities.
The seed grant competition was organized to nurture the innovative and sustainable minds of the Council of College Students Organization (CCSO) leaders and to empower them to navigate their leadership journey with purpose. The Pitch Presentations, held on ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต 14-15, 2026 ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ, allowed proponents to further justify and present their proposed initiatives.
OVP, OTA, and OSAS extend their warmest congratulations to the ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐ข๐๐) for their exceptional commitment to sustainability, environmental conservation, and marine protection.
The OVP, OTA, and OSAS would also like to express their sincere appreciation to all the CCSO who participated in the FundPlus+: Supporting Sustainable Impact seed grant. Your proposals reflected your dedication, passion, creativity, and commitment to advance sustainable initiatives. May your heart for service continue to fuel and inspire the Josenian Body to always move beyond.