Inspiring Scotland was launched last week and will spend £10m a year during the next seven to 10 years to improve the lives of young people in eight areas of Scotland.
The Scottish Government has ploughed £9m into the scheme, which has been developed by Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland and will target 14- to 19-year-olds struggling to make the transition from school to the next stage of their lives. Inspiring Scotland will award grants to organisations that support this group of young people.
Andrew Muirhead, who is leading the programme, said Inspiring Scotland was an exciting way of using money and skills to improve the lives of the country's most vulnerable people. "Having government involvement is vital as we'll be able to deliver more for everyone by linking our work to local and national strategy," he said.
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