The Heritage Lottery Fund's board of trustees has decided to run the programme "independently" and increase the age limit of the scheme from 20 to 25. Young Roots offers grants of 5,000 to 25,000 for heritage projects for young people aged 13 to 20. It has given away 12.65m since its 2001 launch.
Stephen Boyce, deputy director of operations at the fund, said: "The board agreed the opportunity of working with and learning from The National Youth Agency had enabled us to run the programme independently."
The board will decide the future approach for delivering Young Roots in February.
Tom Wylie, chief executive of The National Youth Agency, said: "We are pleased to have been involved in the launch of a scheme that's been so creative."
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