National projects and provincial funds are not at the same level.

In order to stabilize and strengthen the basic research in Hebei Province and add stamina for the development of science, technology and economy, the government of Hebei Province approved the establishment of "Hebei Natural Science Fund and Natural Science Fund Committee" on 1992. The Natural Science Fund of Hebei Province is mainly used to fund applied basic research around Hebei's strategic objectives, giving consideration to basic research of free exploration and social welfare research. The Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province is an important part of the science and technology plan of Hebei Province.

In the early 1980s, the National Natural Science Foundation was put forward by 89 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in a letter to the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, with the aim of promoting the reform of China's science and technology system and changing the allocation of scientific research funds. Subsequently, under the cordial care of Comrade Deng Xiaoping, the State Council approved the establishment of the National Natural Science Foundation of People's Republic of China (PRC) in February 1986. The Natural Science Foundation insists on supporting basic research, and gradually forms and develops a funding pattern consisting of three series of research projects, talent projects and environmental conditions projects. Over the past 30 years, the Natural Science Foundation has made great achievements in promoting the development of basic research of natural sciences in China, promoting the construction of basic disciplines, and discovering and cultivating outstanding scientific and technological talents.