The trust has been appointed by Comic Relief to manage the new grants programme, which will comprise two streams: a major grant of up to 25,000 a year over three years for innovative projects to reach and help to support young carers, and about 50 smaller grants of up to 2,000 each, to be launched on 27 March.
The two as-yet-unappointed young carers groups will receive a mix of applications from each stream. Their comments will steer decisions made by an adult board with representatives from Comic Relief, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, and the Department for Education and Skills' Young Carers' Initiative.
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