The status of scientific research projects in the inorganic non-metallic materials discipline (E02) under the Department of Engineering and Materials Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2024 has been statistically analyzed. Taking key programs as examples, the discipline’s management of these funded projects is introduced. Representative initiatives and their implementation effects in deepening and implementing the reform tasks of scientific funding for the discipline in this year are elaborated in detail. Furthermore, the priority funding areas, key funding directions for the discipline in 2025, as well as reflections on future work are presented.