Six of the panels, which will decide how cash from the Grants to Organisations strand of the Young People's Fund is allocated, are already in place. The remaining three are expected to meet in the next few weeks.
Last week, the lottery said that YouthBank UK would act as its partner. The organisation, which sets up local grant-giving schemes run by young people, will be responsible for finding young people to sit on the panels for the next two years.
Mark Farrar, a development officer at YouthBank UK, said: "It is very exciting for us. One of our aims is to have young people making decisions about where money is spent."
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