On July 17, the Cardano Foundation participated in the Project Catalyst voting for the first time, with a focus on strengthening governance by supporting proposals for operational resilience, blockchain education, and widespread adoption. Project Catalyst is Cardano's community innovation hub, which aims to advance on-chain governance of the Cardano blockchain by allowing communities to decide their own priorities for growth. For F12 voting, the foundation focuses on three key areas: I) Enhance operational resilience and position Cardano as a robust infrastructure for institutional use cases. Ii) promoting education to increase understanding of third-generation blockchains; Iii) Drive adoption by reducing operational costs and improving tools to encourage broad integration. In addition, in the proposal evaluation, the Foundation prioritizes innovative on-chain solutions in traceability, authenticity, and sustainability, ensuring that projects improve data transparency, provide a secure source of assets, and achieve measurable social and environmental impacts. Other criteria include support for open-source initiatives, contributions to the Cardano governance model, and the project team's historical performance in previous rounds of Catalyst.