The move represents the largest single investment in youth services in recent years outside the government's flagship National Citizen Service.
Khan's Young Londoners Fund will make £15m-a-year available for education, sport and cultural activities aimed at disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.
The money will also be used to fund projects that have a strong focus on volunteering, citizenship and addressing childhood mental health and untreated trauma.
Of the total annual funding, £10m has been made available for community groups, charities and schools to bid for each year, while £5m will be used each year to expand existing youth projects already funded by the mayor's office.
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