In order to effectively guide geological researchers and scientific research institutions for the following year project submission， we analyzed the application， review and grant of various projects managed by Division of Geology， National Natural Science Foundation of China. The results showed： ①Compared with the number of 2020， the number of applications for 2021 projects increased except for the decrease of applications for Excellent Young Scientists Fund projects； ②The reviewed project number of General Program， Young Scientists Fund and Fund for Less Developed Regions in 2021 increased slightly compared with that in 2020. In addition， the project reports submitted in January 2021 were reviewed， and the reports concluded by the end of 2020 and their progress in various areas were summarized.