Caraga State University (CSU) got a message from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that CSU is one of the ten (10) State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines recommended for Performance Based Bonus (PBB) pay-out on June 19, 2017. CSU along with Kalinga State University (KSU), Benguet State University (BengSU), Ifugao State University (IfSU), Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA), Romblon State University (RSU), Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA), Sorsogon State College (SSC), Samar State University (SSU), and University of the Philippines (UP).