The aim of the Connected Futures programme is to join up services at a local level so that young people struggling to enter the jobs market receive good quality, consistent support that understands their complex needs, the charity said.
The fund is open to partnership applications from local authorities, charities, not-for-profits, employers and related organisations and must be focused on a distinct geographic area, the application form adds.
It will operate in two phases, the first of which will see grants of up to £125,000 handed to six to eight partnerships over 18 months which “focus on bringing people together, with young people facing disadvantage in the lead, to explore the problem and develop a shared ambition for change”.
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