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Deadline: 19 September 2025.
Calling all organisations in Liverpool that want to help young people into work – Liverpool City Council has funding that may support your projects!
As part of the national drive to support younger residents who are economically inactive or are NEET (not in employment, education or training), Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has granted the council a share of £5m as part of the national Youth Guarantee Trailblazer (YGT) programme.
The city region has been designated as one of eight YGT areas which have been tasked with bringing together existing employment support as well as testing new approaches to ensure that all young people aged from 18-21 will have access to help to find work.
The work completed by the Trailblazer areas will help the government to better understand what works in terms of supporting young people into employment.
The elements of the YGT programme are:
- Enhanced support for care experienced young people
- Behavioural insight research into young people who are long-term NEET
- Employment and employability support for young people to address existing gaps in provision
- Engaging employers to support the recruitment and retention of young people.
And now the council is inviting organisations to apply for grants to develop innovative employment programmes in the following areas:
Grant 1 – Entry-to-employment programme with intensive wraparound support
For organisations that can deliver customised and innovative programmes to support disengaged young people on their journey towards employment, with enhanced mentoring.
Grant 2 – Creative and sports programmes
For organisations that can deliver customised, innovative programmes using creative approaches with arts, health and wellbeing, or sports themes, to motivate, excite and engage young people enabling them to progress towards a positive destination.
Grant 3 – In-work support for young people with SEND
For organisations who can support progression into work for Trailblazer participants age from 17 -21 with additional needs who are about to enter paid work.
Grant 4 – Managers as Mentors employer training
For organisations that can deliver a training programme to equip local businesses with the skills, knowledge, and tools to effectively support and retain disadvantaged young people, including care-experienced young people, in the workplace.
All four grants are now open for applications.
The YGT programme will run until March 2026 and builds on Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram’s existing Young Person’s Guarantee. It is part of last November’s Get Britain Working White Paper which is seeking to reduce economic inactivity and youth unemployment.
For more information on the grants, interested organisations can also email youthtrailblazer@liverpool.gov.uk.