The Natural Science Foundation is a basic science research fund. This project is national and organized and implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology. All provinces also have this organization, and the level is provincial-level scientific research projects. The problem is that, generally speaking, this project is difficult to implement at the provincial level, because basic research often takes a long time and a lot of money, and there are often relatively few experts to assess the needs. The National Natural Science Foundation of China is a scientific research project with the lowest entry threshold, and its evaluation is relatively objective. If the research assistant, master's degree or above is checked by experts, you can apply, and if the application is reasonable, it may be passed. At the provincial level, it's not that they don't want to do well. In the end, they still have limited funds and manpower. They often give targeted financial support to key people and projects in the province or generally give certain financial support to young researchers (usually doctors).