Classified by general program, young scientist fund, fund for less developed regions, key program, ex-cellent young scientist fund, and national science fund for distinguished young scholars, the programs under the grant application code F05 have been thoroughly introduced by an overview of the proposal applications, peer re-viewing processes and fundings of optics and optoeletronics in 2021. In order to provide insights and perspectives for scientific researchers, the corresponding data were analyzed from different aspects and the major measures of reformation in this year were introduced. In the end, some development trends in the field of optics and op-to-electronics were prospected.