The poverty Alleviation Funds（PAF）in China consist of three types：Fiscal PAF（FPAF）from the government，funds from concerned institutions of the government，and funds from international agencies. In the funds portfolio，the FPAF are the principal part，while the funds from the concerned institutions have been increasing in recent years. The international funds play the role of introducing advanced rationales and methods for poverty alleviation.

This chapter systematically analyzes the sources，categories，amount，investment sector and regions of the FPAF from the central government.