<p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.</p><p>The Youth Accelerator Fund increased positive activities for young people by providing extra sessions in youth clubs, delivered by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s arm's-length bodies (ALBs) and UK Youth in the financial year 2019/20.</p><p>The department sets objectives for grant funding when designing the grant scheme and allocates funding in accordance with those objectives. ALBs funded through YAF were not responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of the awards beyond the fund’s lifetime. The department and its public bodies deliver all grant funding in line with the Government Functional Standard GovS 015: Grants.</p>