The Youth Voice service is intended to support young people in influencing local and national government decision-making in England, promoting greater positive recognition and respect for youth achievement and opinion.
Children’s minister Tim Loughton said: "As part of our Positive for Youth strategy, we want more young people to get involved with local decision-making, helping to shape the services that affect them.
"Whether it is through youth mayors, local youth councils or the UK Youth Parliament, every local authority should be actively seeking and listening to the views of young people."
The contract is worth £350,000 in 2011/12 and £500,000 in 2012/13.
BYC chair Liam Preston described the news as a great opportunity for young people to deliver an agenda that is positively youth led.
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