£108m Big Lottery Fund for young jobless
Over £100m of lottery funding has been set aside to help young people who have been out of employment, education or training for more than a year.
The Talent Match initiative will target 18 to 24-year-olds in 21 unemployment hotspots across England.
The Big Lottery Fund said it consulted a group of young people on the design of the £108m initiative.
A spokesperson for the fund said Talent Match promised to help "the very hardest to reach" young people.
The Black Country will receive the largest amount from the fund.
Just over £10m will be handed to Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council to help young people not in employment, education or training (Neets).
London, Sheffield and Greater Manchester are due to receive over £9m each from the fund.
Seventeen other areas will receive grants which range from £8.7m to just under £1m.