Government attention, the first step toward a policy agenda, has been a political resource contested by multiple actors. However, the interaction of the determinants contributing to government attention remains less explored. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) of 35 proenvironmental public participation cases, this article establishes an analytical framework to investigate the determinants and explores how the determinants combine to arouse government attention. The analysis identifies four configurations and reveals that when the structural distribution of attention is significant, it can successfully arouse government attention under the catalysis of situated attention. The results further indicate that some determinants can produce joint effects, while the role of organizational degree and resource mobilization capability are not significant. In addition, the perception and trade-off of the benefits and risks of decision-makers have greatly influenced government attention. This study enriches the existing studies of government attention in China and provides references for effective public participation practice.