Raji Hunjan, co-director at the funding body, said: "We are going to be ending our grant programme for short-term funding. We will be more selective over the projects we do fund, as we want to ensure that the money we give out will fit in with our priorities."
The change will see the initiative, which gives out 250,000 a year, stop backing grassroots projects to focus on influencing policy at a strategic level.
"We have funded endless organisations wishing to set up youth forums, but there is still a lack of information as to the benefits of involving young people in decision-making," said Hunjan. "For example, we would like to fund a project that is looking at the wider picture."
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